Contentment and the Pursuit of Ambition: The Grattans and Their Remarkable Women

Foster, John T. & Sarah Whitmer Foster

162 pages, Rose Digital Publishing, 2011.

For those interested in Virginia history, Contentment and the Pursuit of Ambition is the story of one influential family that settled in the Shenandoah Valley in the 1700s. What is perhaps most interesting is the influence that one family had on history, wielding their strong belief in education, hard work and determination. Well-written and documented, the book would appeal to those interested in the details of history in the Old Dominion.