That famous description of George Washington by his friend ... Resigning his commission, he enthusiastically took up the life of a Virginia planter. Washington had been renting a family farm ...

Of course, this meant an early morning for anyone trying to ... Toward the end of George Washington's life, farm manager James Anderson tightened the privilege a bit by requiring that slaves ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington ... After disastrous losses early in the war, Washington embraced a ...