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Washington private life examined in new biographical essay
A critic argues that George Washington was devout but not orthodox, noting letters and a 1757 recipe for small beer. His public image as a perfect hero is challenged by accounts of his temper, dances, and social life at Mount Vernon and City Tavern gatherings.
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Washington
Weems
Rupert Hughes
Rene Bache Borge
Virginia
Mount Vernon
New York Public Library
William Augustine Washington
Thomas Jeffers
Priggish
Paz d
TeNngIv Maan
Albion Parris
Hughes
Albert Bell Hart
Harvard
Bache
Green
Knox
Alexandria
Virgil
Bettine -Mal