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Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Includes lesson plans and links.
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How Washington's image has changed and been manipulated to make him the ultimate American hero. "Politically, socially - and of course, commercially - Washington's image has become an easily-recognized and powerful tool."
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A detailed biography written for students. Includes Washington's inaugural addresses and a fact file.
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Article about the discovery that Washington produced whiskey at Mount Vernon.
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Provides a biography of American President George Washington. Includes his portrait and a list of his Supreme Court appointments.
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Read the biography, quotes and historical facts surrounding the first president of the United States.
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The complete collection online
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Article published in 1880 which purports to describe a vision of America's future seen by Washington at Valley Forge.
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Explore interactive portrait to learn about George Washington. Also includes a chronology and lesson plans.
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Documents and stories from the life of the man who led colonial troops through the harsh winter at Valley Forge.
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A brief look at Washington's extravagant expense account while General of the Continental Army.
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Describes Washington's illnesses.
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The house of George Washington, now an educational tourist attraction. Site features visitor information, educational pages, and a virtual tour.
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Supporting site for the TV biographical documentary includes documents, timelines and teaching materials.
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Article which sets out to prove that Washington was not a Christian communicant and not a believer in the Christian religion.
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The ancestral home, in England, of George Washington's family.
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Full text of ERIC Digest which examines ways to teach about the first President in school classes.
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George Washington's headquarters on August 10, 1777, where the Marquis de Lafayette joined the American Revolution, the American Flag was said to have first flown over American troops, and several other historic generals joined the American Revolution.
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Attempting to find the real man in the historical record. From Prologue, the quarterly journal of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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A brief look at the monument and the man it memorializes.