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PBS: Rediscovering George Washington - http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/
Supporting site for the TV biographical documentary includes documents, timelines and teaching materials. |
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Apotheosis of George Washington - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/gw/gwmain.html
How Washington's image has changed and been manipulated to make him the ultimate American hero. "Politically, socially - and of course, commercially - Washington's image has become an easily-recognized and powerful tool." |
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American President: George Washington - http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/washington
Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Includes lesson plans and links. |
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Historic Valley Forge: George Washington - http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/washington/index.html
Documents and stories from the life of the man who led colonial troops through the harsh winter at Valley Forge. |
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Sulgrave Manor - http://www.sulgravemanor.org.uk/
The ancestral home, in England, of George Washington's family. |
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The Moland House - http://moland.org/
George Washington's headquarters on August 10, 1777, where the Marquis de Lafayette joined the American Revolution, the American Flag was said to have first flown over American troops, and several other historic generals joined the American Revolution. |
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The Surprising George Washington - http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1994/spring/george-washington-1.html
Attempting to find the real man in the historical record. From Prologue, the quarterly journal of the National Archives and Records Administration. |
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George Washington - http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/gwash.html
Biographical article covering both his military and presidential career. |
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Six Historic Americans: George Washington - http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/john_remsburg/six_historic_americans/chapter_3.html
Article which sets out to prove that Washington was not a Christian communicant and not a believer in the Christian religion. |
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Teaching about George Washington - http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/washington.htm
Full text of ERIC Digest which examines ways to teach about the first President in school classes. |