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A retrospective of President Bush divided into 8 sections from 8 different persons, including: Laura Bush, Dick Chaney and others. I saw it advertised in a flier that I received in the mail just about the time that President Bush left office. I ordered it immediately and it finally arrived 6 months later. While I was hoping for a few more of my favorite pictures of W, the wait was worth it. Granted that it is written by his supporters, it was still a nice read. And there are some very nice pictures. The Legacy Of George Washington
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George Washington was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and served two terms as the first Washimgton. The son of a prosperous planter, Washington was raised in colonial Virginia. As a young man, he worked as a surveyor then fought in the French and Indian War During the American Revolution, he led the colonial forces to victory over the British and became a national hero. Inhe was elected president of the Legact that wrote the U. Realizing that the way he handled the job would impact how future presidents approached the position, he handed down a legacy of strength, integrity and national purpose. Less than three years after leaving office, he died at his Virginia plantation, Mount Vernon, at age Explore George Washington's life in our interactive timeline. As a teenager, Washington, who had shown an aptitude for mathematics, became a successful surveyor.
His surveying expeditions into the Virginia wilderness earned him enough money to begin The Legacy Of George Washington land of his own.
InWashington made his only trip outside of America, when he travelled to Barbados with his older half-brother Lawrence Washingtonwho was suffering from tuberculosis and hoped the warm climate would help him recuperate. Shortly after their arrival, George contracted smallpox. He survived, although the illness left him with permanent facial scars.
In LegadyWashington, who had no previous military experience, was made a commander of the Virginia militia. ByWashington had resigned his commission, returned to Mount Vernon and was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, where he served until In Januaryhe married Martha Dandridge Custisa wealthy widow with two children. Washington became a devoted stepfather to her children; he and Martha Washington never had any offspring of their own.
In the ensuing years, Washington expanded Mount Vernon from 2, acres into an 8,acre property with five farms. He grew a variety of crops, including wheat and corn, bred mules and maintained fruit orchards and a successful fishery.]
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