George Washington

by Albert LaFarge

Published 12 December 2000
The Father of our Country and perhaps the greatest statesman in America's history, George Washington is the quintessential American icon. But despite his legendary status, Washington the man remains an enigma.In this illuminating biographical sketch, scholar and author Albert. Lafarge reveals the man behind the myth -- a gentleman farmer "called from the plow to rule a great people like a second Cincinnatus."