George Washington

Commander-in-Chief · First President · First President of the United States · 1732–1799
Commander of the Continental Army, presider over the Constitution, and the man who chose to leave power.
Explore the life of Washington — five chapters
- A Second Son in Virginia — Ambition without an inheritance
- Learning War the Hard Way — Defeat, humiliation and an education in command
- Eight Years of Holding On — The general who lost battles and won a war
- Inventing the Presidency — Every decision became a precedent
- Mount Vernon, Slavery and What He Left — The contradiction at the centre
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