George Washington - General & First U.S. President

George Washington

Paperback (2000)

Citizen Washington:
A Novel
by William Martin
Hardcover (1999)

Audio Cassette (1999)

Hardcover (1999)

From Booklist , January 1, 1999
Good historical fiction can satisfy readers on two fronts -- by providing a way to visit exciting periods of the past or a way to lose oneself in a compelling narrative. Martin's novel about the first president of the U.S. will suit the taste of anyone with a penchant for the genre. The premise is this: George Washington has just passed away, and young Christopher Draper is challenged by his uncle, publisher of the Alexandria Gazette, who had known Washington personally for many long years (and believes him to have been "a man, no more, no less"), to find out about Washington's real nature before the truth goes "up in smoke." Consequently, Draper goes out in search of people who can tell him what they've observed and thought of "America's first icon." Draper's first interviewee is Jacob, a slave at Mount Vernon, Washington's estate on the banks of the Potomac. The individuals from whom he elicits personal testimony also come to include such exalted figures as Alexander Hamilton, the marquis de Lafayette, and even Lady Washington herself. Martin demonstrates full command of his material as he pieces together this wide-lens, multifaceted portrait. He exhibits remarkable talent in speaking through the voices of his various "testifiers." The result is both an authentic and absorbing fictional account.
Brad Hooper Copyright© 1999, American Library Association. All rights reserved

Crossing the Delaware:
A History in Many Voices
by Louise Peacock, Walter Krudop
School & Library Binding (1998)

First in War:
George Washington in the American Revolution
by John M. Rosenburg
Library Binding (1998)

Chronicles George Washington's role in the American Revolution, from his appointment as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army to the British surrender at Yorktown and his famous farewell address.

George Washington:
First President of the United States
by Zachary Kent
School & Library Binding (1986)

Traces the life of the Virginia surveyor, soldier, and plantation owner who became the first president of the United States.

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