Washington at the Plow: The Founding Farmer and the Question of Slavery

by Bruce A. Ragsdale

Book Overview

Winner of the George Washington Prize

A fresh, original look at George Washington as an innovative land manager whose singular passion for farming would unexpectedly lead him to reject slavery.

George Washington spent more of his working life farming than he did at war or in political office. For over forty years, he devoted himself to the improvement of agriculture, which he saw as the means by which the American people...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674246381
• ISBN13: 9780674246386
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"