Title: George Washington: A Revolutionary Life- --(WB) Author: Tim Grove, The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
Publisher: Abrams Books
ISBN: 9798331713539
SKU: WB002744
Release Date: 46188
Genre: History -Biography
Grade Level: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade , 8th Grade, 9th Grade
Language : English
Description : A farmer, a general, an entrepreneur, an enslaver, and America’s first president. This is the story of George Washington told like never before.Throughout his life, George Washington maintained a curiosity about the world and a thirst for knowledge. His quest as a lifelong learner was exemplified by the evolution of his thinking about slavery, shaped by religious leaders and his dear friend the Marquis de Lafayette. A complicated man, Washington enslaved many people at his family plantation, while simultaneously helping to build a democracy intended for “all the people.”With a nuanced perspective and full-color, newly commissioned and archival artwork that makes history accessible for kids, this middle-grade biography follows Washington’s early life; the establishment of Mount Vernon, which became a national model for agricultural innovation; the American Colonies’ growing sense of alienation from the British governance; his military career that lead to his