Property of the Nation: George Washington's Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President by Matthew R Costello

Property of the Nation: George Washington's Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President

Matthew R Costello

352 pages • first pub 2019 (view editions)

informative reflective slow-paced
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George Washington was an affluent slave owner who believed that republicanism and social hierarchy were vital to the young country's survival. And yet, he remains largely free of the "elitist" label affixed to his contemporaries, as Washington evo...

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