Describes the life and accomplishments of the first president of the United States.
With three essays written specifically for this volume, George Washington Reconsidered is the first collection of its kind to be published in over thirty years.
George Washington did not throw a silver dollar across a mile-wide river, but he did suppress the first rebellion against the government of his newly formed nation. In Washington's case, the true stories are more interesting than the myths.
George Washington Day by Day
He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Reproduction of the original: The Life of George Washington by Washington Irving
Here is an intimate portrait of Washington the man, from Virginia youth to colonial commander to commander-in-chief of the patriot army to first president and great guiding force of the American federation.
Washington's political philosophy - radical for his time - was a commitment to the belief that law can never make just what is in its nature unjust.
This 1807 biography of George Washington (1732-1799) written for a general audience, focuses on his military achievements.
The Diaries of George Washington
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