Know who George Washington was, America's first president from 1789-1797. Read about his humble early life, leadership in the Revolution, presidency highlights, and surprising facts. George Washington ...

This book is a unique biography of George Washington inspired by the maps he used throughout his life--offering new insight into the historic events of his era. From his teens until his death, the ...

"This book first appeared as part of volumes I and II of George Washington by Douglas Southall Freeman, published in 1948"--P. [4] of cover. siris_sil_545902 ...

A new biography examines how 19th-century Americans remembered Mary Ball Washington, who raised the future president largely on her own after her husband’s death in 1743 Rebecca Brenner Graham - ...

Archaeologists found the battlefield on private land a few miles away from Fort Ligonier in Pennsylvania. Jeff Kubina via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 Three decades before his election as the ...