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The Property of the Nation: George Washington’s Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President

by Matthew Costello

George Washington was an affluent slave owner who believed that republicanism and social hierarchy were vital to the young country’s survival. And yet, he remains largely free of the “elitist” label affixed to his contemporaries, as Washington evolved in public memory during the nineteenth century into a man of the common people, the father of democracy. Thi

Publisher

University Press of Kansas

Publication date

2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

352

ISBN

9780700628278