Title:
George Washington's Virginia
Author:
Maass, John R, author.
ISBN:
9781467119788
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Contents:
Foreward -- Introduction -- The early years along the Potomac -- Mary Ball Washington and the Northern Neck -- Fredericksburg : George Washington's hometown -- The young surveyor -- "My inclinations are strongly bent to arms" : the rench and Indian war -- "An elegant seat and situation" : Mount Vernon and vicinity -- "The just object of your affections" : Martha Dandridge Custis and Tidewater Virginia -- The Burgess and the Revolutionary -- The Revolutionary War : triumph at Yorktown -- Old Town Alexandria -- "Pursuits of commerce and the cultivation of the soil" -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
George Washington was first and foremost a Virginian. Born in the state's Tidewater region, he was reared near Fredericksburg and took up residence at Mount Vernon along the Potomac River. As a young surveyor, he worked in Virginia's backcountry. He began his military career as a Virginia militia officer on the colony's frontier. The majority of his widespread landholdings were in his native state, and his entrepreneurial endeavors ranged from the swamplands of the Southeast to the upper Potomac River Valley. Historian John Maass explores the numerous sites all over the Commonwealth associated with Washington and demonstrates their lasting importance.
