The Revolutionary War is ordinarily presented as a conflict exclusively between colonists and the British, fought along the northern Atlantic seacoast. This imp
"An authoritative, sweeping, and fresh new biography of the nation's first president, Colin G. Calloway's book reveals fully the dimensions and depths of George
George Washington had contact with Native Americans throughout most of his life. His first encounter as a teenager left him with the impression that they were n
Examines the early military adventures of George Washington, detailing his ordeals in the wilderness, activities during the French and Indian Wars, lack of supp
Mostly hidden from public view, like an embarrassing family secret, scores of putative locks of George Washington’s hair are held, more than two centuries aft