George Washington: A Revolutionary Life

A fresh middle-grade biography of George Washington, published in conjunction with the Mount Vernon Association, featuring never-before-published research, new insights, and full-color illustrations and archival artA farmer, a general, an entrepreneur, an enslaver, and America’s first president.This is the story of George Washington told like never before. Throughout his life, George Washington maintained a curiosity about the world and a thirst for knowledge.His quest as a lifelong learner was exemplified by the evolution of his thinking about slavery, shaped by religious leaders and his dear friend the Marquis de Lafayette.A complicated man, Washington enslaved many people at his family plantation, while simultaneously helping to build a democracy intended for “all the people.” With a nuanced perspective and full-color, newly commissioned and archival artwork that makes history accessible for kids, this middle-grade biography follows Washington’s early life; the establishment of Moun