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Chapters: George Washington, Linda Hamilton, Laura San Giacomo, Dean Skelos, William T. Watson, List of Washington College Alumni, James M. Cain, Homer Smoot, James A. Adkins, Gilbert T. Rude, Barry Glassman, Bill Gertz, Bill Nicholson, Benjamin H. Vandervoort, Walter M. Baker, John Emory, Louis L. Goldstein, Geoffrey Girard, Robert Wright, Frank Giampietro, Thomas Alan Goldsborough, John W. Crisfield, Charles Hopper Gibson, Ezekiel F. Chambers, Robert Franklin Bratton, Dudley Roe, William Murray Stone, Thomas Veazey, James Barroll Ricaud, William O. Baker, Robert P. Dean. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 120. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: American Revolutionary War George Washington (February 22, 1732 December 14, 1799) served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and as the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. Because of his significant role in the revolution and in the formation of the United States, he is often revered by Americans as the "Father of Our Country". The Continental Congress appointed Washington commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces in 1775. The following year, he forced the British out of Boston, lost New York City, and crossed the Delaware River in New Jersey, defeating the surprised enemy units later that year. Because of his strategy, Revolutionary forces captured the two main British combat armies at Saratoga and Yorktown. Negotiating with Congress, the colonial states, and French allies, he held together a tenuous army and a fragile nation amid the threats of disintegration and failure. Following the end of the war in 1783, King George III asked what Washington would do next and was told of rumors that he would return to his farm; this prompted the king to state, "If...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11968 ... Read more