Ken Burns' new six-episode docuseries 'The American Revolution' looks at the attitude George Washington had toward allowing ...
The film recounts the early life of George Washington, highlighting his upbringing on a Virginia tobacco plantation. It explores his relationships with family members, particularly his father and half ...
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NORFOLK, Va. — Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king. And yet the United ...
NORFOLK, Va. — Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king. And yet the United ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country’s first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award. David Waldstreicher’s “The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: ...