George Washington: Volumes 1 & II

ISBN-10: 154110515X
ISBN-13: 9781541105157
Series: George Washington
Pages: 440
Language: English
Published: 2016-12-13
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Author: Henry Cabot Lodge

Description

George Washington (1732 - 1799) was an American soldier, statesman and President of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He was also Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and one of the US's Founding Fathers, presiding over the convention that drafted the Constitution. He was widely admired for his leadership qualities and oversaw a strong national government that maintained neutrality in the French Revolutionary Wars, suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion, and won acceptance among Americans.