Rrshively's Reviews > Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married

This is a double biography of Peggy Shippen Arnold and Lucy Flucker Knox both Revolutionary War era teen-age brides who married "beneath" them against their families' wishes. One married a man who would eventually be known as a traitor and would aid him in this endeavor, and the other married one of the strongest and most effective patriots of the Revolutionary War. Both were deeply in love with and devoted to their husbands throughout their lives. The author was very effective in contrasting their parallel lives. As a lover of American history, I found this an important book. I enjoyed getting glimpses of other heroes of the time, even a brief glimpse of young Alexander Hamilton as George Washington's aide after reading about him in another book. Although there was quite a contrast in the men, both wanted to live above their means which led to problems as time went by. I highly recommend this book and really would give it 4 stars when compared to other historical biographies. It was well done!