George Washington's Virginia / John R. Maass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maass, John R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Homes and haunts--Guidebooks.

Washington, George.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : History Press, 2017.

Summary:

George Washington slept, worked, and fought here... A historian's guide to Virginia sites and landmarks associated with the Founding Father. Born in the Tidewater region, George Washington was reared near Fredericksburg and took up residence at Mount Vernon along the Potomac River. As a young surveyor, he worked in Virginia's backcountry. He began his military career as a Virginia militia officer on the colony's frontier. The majority of his widespread landholdings were there-and his entrepreneurial endeavors ranged from the swamplands of the Southeast to the upper Potomac River Valley. In this book, historian John R.Maass explores the numerous sites all over the Commonwealth associated with Washington-and demonstrates their lasting importance. Includes photos and illustrations

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword, by Thomas A. Reinhart

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The Early Years Along the Potomac

2. Mary Ball Washington and the Northern Neck

3. Fredericksburg: George Washington's Hometown

4. The Young Surveyor

5. "My Inclinations Are Strongly Bent to Arms": The French and Indian War

6. "An Elegant Seat and Situation": Mount Vernon and Vicinity

7. "The Just Object of Your Affections": Martha Dandridge Custis and Tidewater Virginia

8. The Burgess and the Revolutionary

9. The Revolutionary War: Triumph at Yorktown

10. Old Town Alexandria

11. "Pursuits of Commerce and the Cultivation of the Soil"

Conclusion

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781625857545

1625857543