"A juvenile biography of the first president of the United States"--Provided by publisher.
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.
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.
"A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb facts." - AudioFile Magazine
George Washington (1732-1799) was the first U.S. president and a leader during the Revolutionary War.
Reproduction of the original: The Life of George Washington by Washington Irving
Philadelphie: Carey and Hart, 1848. Cobbett, William. Peter Porcupine in America. Edited by David Wilson. ... John Adams: A Life. New York: Henry Holt, 1996. Fischer, David Hackett. Washington's Crossing. New York: Oxford University ...
The celebrated Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of America. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life, he carries the reader through...
The Diaries of George Washington
Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior In Company and Conversation began as a school exercise in 1744 for George Washington, who became the first president of the United States of America.
George Washington Day by Day