The Grand Idea : George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West (Paperback)

from NielsenGW

Achenbach's tale of Washington surveying his land in 1784 is interesting in its own right, but unfortunately there is only so much nature writing that can hold one's interest. The author himself even states that Washington's diary of the trip was very straightforward and unflourished. The fun his...

from PointedPundit

A Refreshing Look at George Washington It is 1784. The war was won. He had retired to pursue farming his "fig tree and vine" life along the banks of the Potomac River. Yet George Washington's mind could not remain fallow. Watching the lazy tidal waters of the Potomac lap shores of his Mount Verno...

from PointedPundit

A Refreshing Look at George Washington It is 1784. The war was won. He had retired to pursue farming his "fig tree and vine" life along the banks of the Potomac River. Yet George Washington's mind could not remain fallow. Watching the lazy tidal waters of the Potomac lap shores of his Mount Verno...