Posted on 02/21/2022 12:16:49 PM PST by Retain Mike
Martha Washington said that in twenty years he was resident at Mount Vernon she and he never dined alone. He was an ever-gracious host, but managed irritate other southerners, because he always tipped his hat to his slaves and addressed them by name, and because he never allowed male guests to rape the women slaves.
Amen.
Yes, he was a great man who treated people with respect.
He also freed the slaves in his will, fully upon Martha’s death.
Didn’t I hear that John Adams came up with that title?
GW was also often nicknamed “Fabius” because of his deceptive withdrawal tactics. (Necessary with the few, poor “army” he had.)
Flexner’s book is good. Based on that, is the EXCELLENT mini-series “George Washington”.
Barry Bostwick forever became my GW since 1984!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086720/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4
But the forgotten author is Douglas Freeman. Great series per my mother (who doesn’t like the emphasis on “dalliances” in Flexner).
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