The film explores the early life of George Washington, detailing his childhood on a Virginia plantation, his family dynamics, and significant events that shaped his future. It highlights his ...

Ms. Coe is the author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington.” I have a confession to make: I’m a presidential historian who dislikes Presidents’ Day. Actually ...

And we know Washington's father died in 1743, jeopardizing the family's finances and rendering a proper English education out of reach for George, whose mother never remarried.

At the time of Washington’s death in 1799, there were 317 enslaved people at Mount Vernon, his home and plantation in Virginia, including 123 people owned by Washington himself. “George ...

Biography of 18th Century Poet Phillis Wheatley Is Winner of George Washington Prize NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country's first major poets ...