George! A Guide to All Things Washington

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Mariner Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2005 - 460 Seiten
George! A comprehensive guide devoted exclusively to George Washington. The subject range goes beyond the conventional, and includes much about his personal and family life, correspondence, business dealings and more. The illustrated, A_Z format and approach incorporates Washington's own words with those of his contemporaries. Most of the book is based on primary source research, written in a bright, contemporary style. Once you've read this volume, you will know the real George Washington.

Autoren-Profil (2005)

Frank E. Grizzard, Jr., is Director of the Lee Family Digital Archive, an online repository of the papers of the historical Lee family of Virginia. He formerly was Senior Associate Editor at the Papers of George Washington editorial project at the University of Virginia. A frequent lecturer on historical topics, his other publications on Americas First President include several volumes of edited correspondence and The Ways of Providence: Religion and George Washington. He is the author of The Hobby of My Old Age: Thomas Jefferson and the Construction of the University of Virginia, and co-author, with D. Boyd Smith, of The Jamestown Colony: An Encyclopedia. Mr. Grizzard is a native of Virginia and currently resides in Charlottesville with his wife and six children.

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