daniel custis, when they were married, and martha was 19 years old, brought 18,000 acres into this marriageand the video which was wonderful -- if anything, it understated how thoroughly curmudgeonly daniel's father was. his tombstone holds an inscription he wrote which announces he had never been happy except when living apart from his wife. whatever it was that this 18 19-year-old young woman was able to say made an amazing impression. something about -- patricia: about the force of her character. richard: and her personality. host: she became wealthy at age 25. a wealthy, wealthy widow. she was quite a catch. what was it about george washington she saw that attracted her? patricia: it was mostly that he was such a hunk. he was 6'2" at a time when most men were 5'8", 5'9". a wonderful horseman, wonderful athlete, fabulous dancer, very charming. and he really liked women. he loved to talk to women always, his whole life long. he had begun to show the type of leadership he would show more of, but in the estimation of those days he was the lucky one. she was the catch, rather than he. host:

daniel park custis, when they were married and martha was 19 years old, brought 18,000 acres into thisarriage. and the video, which was wonderful -- if anything, it understated just how thoroughly curmudgeonly daniel's father was. his tombstone today has an inscription he wrote which announces he had never been happy except when living apart from his wife. they had a tempestuous relationship. whatever it was that this 18 19-year-old young woman was able to say made an amazing impression. about nobody would have predicted. something about -- patricia: the force of her character. richard: and her personality. host: so she becomes a very very wealthy widow. perhaps the most wealthy and emerging colony. at age she was quite a catch. 25. what was it about george washington that she saw and was attractive to her? patricia: i think it was mostly that he was such a hunk. he was 6'2" at a time when most men were 5'8", 5'9". a wonderful horseman, wonderful athlete, fabulous dancer, very charming. and he really liked women. he loved to talk to women. always, his whole life long. and he had begun