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Why George Washington's early life shaped a leader
James Lagasse narrates George Washington's youth in Virginia, detailing birth at Popes Creek in 1732, schooling limits, and surveying feats. By eighteen, Washington owned thousands of acres, mapped the Shenandoah Valley, and built a foundation for leadership as a future general and first US president.
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United States
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Kentucky
Columbo
Popes Creek
Westmorland County
Colonial Beach
Little Hunting Creek
Ferry Farm
Fredericksburg
Jane Butler
Lawrence
Augustine Washington
Lord Fairfax
Warrenton
Belvoir Plantation
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Shenandoah Valley
William and Mary
William Fairfax
Thomas
Culpeper County
East Coast
Barbados
George
Mount Vernon