Washington

Author: Yu Sen, Bao Qiu edited
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Publish Date: 1996-05-01
Features: This book is a biographical story. It records the life of George Washington, the first President of the United States. Washington was born into a planter family in Virginia. Good family education made him a morally upright and erudite person. After the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, he,. As the commander of the Continental Army, he led the troops in a hard and remarkable 8-year struggle against the British colonists, ultimately winning the war. After the war, he was elected the first President of the United States, guiding the country through the difficult years of its founding. In his later years, Washington resigned and returned to his hometown, becoming a planter again.