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Father of Our Country - Essentials
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Washington: The Indispensable ManWashington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner
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The Indispensible Biography
Patriarch: George Washington and the New American NationPatriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation by Richard Norton Smith
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A very good fairly recent biography focusing on Washington's role in the founding of the Nation
Founding Father: Rediscovering George WashingtonFounding Father: Rediscovering George Washington by Richard Brookhiser
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A good character study of Washington - the basis for a recent PBS special "Rediscovering George Washington"
The RULES OF CIVILITYThe RULES OF CIVILITY by Richard Brookhiser
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The rules of civility that helped make the Man - our society could use a good dose of these rules today
George Washington : Writings (Library of America)George Washington : Writings (Library of America) by George Washington
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The Father of our Country in his own words
Cincinnatus: George Washington and the EnlightenmentCincinnatus: George Washington and the Enlightenment by Garry Wills
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A study of the role of power, and the surrendering thereof, in the making of Washington
George Washington: A BiographyGeorge Washington: A Biography by Washington Irving
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An early biography of Washington from the man who brought us Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle (and who, incidentally, was named for our first President)
George Washington: The Man behind the MythsGeorge Washington: The Man behind the Myths by William S. Rasmussen
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The companion volume to a 1999 exhibit on Washington at the Virginia Historical Society museum - "very readable and deeply informative"
George Washington's Farewell AddressGeorge Washington's Farewell Address by George Washington
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Our Founder's vision for the New Nation
George Washington's Mount Vernon: At Home in Revolutionary AmericaGeorge Washington's Mount Vernon: At Home in Revolutionary America by Robert F. Dalzell Jr.
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You can't know the Man if you don't know his home.
George Washington's Mount Vernon: Mt. Vernon and its Associations Historical, Biographical and PictorialGeorge Washington's Mount Vernon: Mt. Vernon and its Associations Historical, Biographical and Pictorial by B.J. Lossing
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Ditto
The American Revolution - Boxed Set (A&E) [VHS]The American Revolution - Boxed Set (A&E) [VHS]
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Cliff Robertson as the voice of George Washington - very informative, focusing on the Revolutionary War years of the Commander-in-Chief
The Crossing [VHS]The Crossing [VHS]
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The story of Washington's crossing the Delaware to capture Trenton, NJ from Hessian troops - Washington's first victory in the Revolutionary War
Biography - George Washington: Founding Father [VHS]Biography - George Washington: Founding Father [VHS]
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The A&E Biography - somewhat dry, but informative
George Washington 1 [VHS]George Washington 1 [VHS]
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Odd casting, but a somewhat entertaining and informative mini-series