About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 92. Chapters: George Washington, James Monroe, James Madison, William Henry Harrison, Elias Boudinot, John Eager Howard, John Marshall, John Rutledge, George Read, John Randolph of Roanoke, Caesar Rodney, George Mason, Samuel Seabury, William Overton Callis, James A. Bayard, Nicholas Van Dyke, William Temple, Nathaniel Mitchell, Samuel Paynter, Gunning Bedford, Sr., James Iredell, John Cook, Thomas Collins, William White, Daniel Rogers, Thomas John Claggett, Thomas Wharton Jr., Thomson Mason, James Sykes, George Mason V, John Tunnicliff, Alfred Moore, George Clymer, Thomas Mason, Benjamin Moore, Benjamin Waller, James Taylor, Jr., Mary Ball Washington, David Brearley, Edward Bass, John Parke Custis, Samuel Provoost, George William Fairfax, William Meade, Robert Smith, Abraham Jarvis, Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis, Charles Washington, Christian Frederick Post, Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, Betty Washington Lewis, Ferdinando Fairfax, Joseph Hopper Nicholson, Philip Swenk Markley, Samuel Washington, John Wereat, Thornton Washington. Excerpt: George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799) was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775-1783, and presided over the writing of the Constitution in 1787. The unanimous choice to serve as the first President of the United States (1789-1797), Washington presided over the creation of a strong, well-financed national government that stayed neutral in the wars raging in Europe, suppressed rebellion and won acceptance among Americans of all types. His leadership style established many forms and rituals of government that have been used ever since, such as using a cabinet system and deliver...
