Edward G. Lengel’s study of the mythology of George Washington looks at the cherry tree, reincarnation rumors and whether America’s first president believed in God.
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More colleges are bringing the trading floor to the classroom, allowing students to make real-time buy and sell decisions, just like any Wall Street financier.
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In “The President’s House” in Philadelphia, a chance to explore the tensions between America’s histories of liberty and of slavery was squandered.
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Ron Chernow brings his considerable literary talent to bear on the continued hunger of many Americans for more tales of the first president’s exploits.
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“Washington: A Life,” by Ron Chernow, draws on newly unearthed papers and other material to amplify and reshape perceptions of this leader’s importance.
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A New York county official kicked off the Fourth of July weekend by vetoing a measure to save a house where George Washington plotted strategy in 1776.
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First photograph in Lens series of 12 by Patrick Witty of everyday people who bear names of presidents; George Washington, in prison for conviction on weapons charges, is in pose that echoes earliest known image of Pres Washington, painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1772
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