George Washington
Title: George Washington
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George Washington
George Washington was commander in chief of the Continental army during the
American
Revolution and first president of the United States (1789-97).
Early Life and Career.
Born in Westmoreland County, Va., on Feb. 22, 1732, George Washington was the
eldest
son of Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington, who
were
prosperous Virginia gentry of English descent. George spent his early years
on the family
estate on Pope's Creek along the Potomac River. His early education …
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showed last 75 words of 2387 total…death by Mason L. Weems,
in an
edition of whose Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington (c.1800)
first
appeared such legends as the story about the cherry tree. Later biographers
of note
included Washington Irving (5 vols., 1855-59) and Woodrow Wilson (1896).
Washington's own works have been published in various editions, including The
Diaries of
George Washington, edited by Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig (6 vols.,
1976-79),
and The Writings of George Washington, 1745-1799, edited by John C.
Fitzpatrick (39
vols., 1931-44).
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