George Washington wasn’t just the father of his ... but not so the Union soldiers who fought the Civil War. They took a liking to a light, refreshing beer introduced by German immigrants ...

George Washington, who had been leading the battle ... raid was a relatively small expedition in the bloody, drawn-out war for independence that would go on for six more years.

Library of Congress Although there was no way George Washington could ... which was prepared to initiate war a full year before it was ready to declare American independence.

"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” That famous description of George Washington ... claim her hard-won independence. By then Washington was more icon ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

1. George Washington’s military career began with the French and Indian War. This portrait of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale depicts what Washington would have looked like in his ...