Frank Carlson Library

A biography of our first President with illustrations that are reproductions of paintings, documents, and photographs from the National Archives and the Library of Congress.

During the Revolution, Phoebe Fraunces has a chance to save the life of General George Washington while he has dinner at Mortier House in New York City.

Washington's story from childhood through death with added information on the various ways in which he has been honored on his birthday.

"In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution"--Amazon.com.

"A revelatory account of the actions taken by the first president to retain his slaves in spite of Northern laws profiles one of the slaves, Ona Judge, describing the intense manhunt that ensued when she ran away."--NoveList. "When George and Martha Washington moved from their beloved Mount Vernon in Virginia to Philadelphia, then the seat of the nation's capital, they took nine enslaved people with them. They would serve as cooks and horsemen, as...

A simple biography of the man who was in charge of America's army during the Revolution and became the new nation's first president.

Provides examples of leadership from the life of George Washington.

First in Peace : completes the work left unfinished at the time of Douglas Southall Freeman's death. Freeman wrote the original 6 volume biography on Washington.