Crowley County Combined Library

This book surveys the life of George Washington, the son of a Virginia tobacco planter who became the first president of the United States.

Briefly explains the origin of this holiday, when it is observed, and how to pay tribute to the men who contributed to making the United States a better place to live.

Presents the life story of the first president of the United States.

Traces the life of the Virginia surveyor, soldier, and plantation owner who became the first president of the United States.

A simple biography of George Washington, the first president of the United States.

This masterful work explores the Father of Our Country - sometimes an unpopular hero, a man of great contradictions, but always a towering historical figure, who remains, as Flexner writes in these pages, "a falliable human being made of flesh and blood and spirit - not a statue of marble and wood...a great and good man".

"In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington...

Learn all about George Washington, one of the most important figures in American history, in this colorful, inviting, and entertaining biography. This carefully leveled reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the historians of tomorrow!

In 1827, Betsy Ross remembers the day in 1776 when George Washington came to her upholstery shop to ask for help with designing and making an American flag.