They Knew the Washingtons, Letter From a French Soldier With Lafayette and From His Family in Virginia

Indianapolis: THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, 1926 DARK BLUE COVER, WHITE LABEL WITH PRINT FRONT AND SPINE, SMALL PRESSED MARK RUNNING DOWN FRONT RIGHT. TIGHT, FORMER OWNERS NAME INSIDE FRONT WITH DATE, COUPLE OTHER VERY SMALL STAINS AT EDGE. 16 CHAPTERS, GREAT DETAIL, 1777 FORWARD. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES. George Washington (February 22, 1732[b] – December 14, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created and ratified the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the "Father of his Country" for his manifold leadership in the nation's founding.