This Day in History: George Washington elected first US presidnt

Nearly 240 years ago on Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected by all 69 presidential electors as the first ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Reinvention of George Washington’s Mother, From Paragon of Virtue to Greedy Shrew to Widow Striving for Independence

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 - ...
The Heritage Foundation

Rediscovering America’s Heritage: George Washington, Mount Vernon, and the American National Character

Brenda is the Assistant Director and Research Fellow for the Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Americans have maintained particular admiration for George Washington, who ...
insider.si.edu

Young Washington; a selection from George Washington, a biography / by Douglas Southall Freeman

"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 ...