Title: George Washington Written upon the Land
Description: "In George Washington Written upon the Land, Philip Levy explores this most famous of American childhoods through its relationship to the Virginia farm where much of it took place. Using approaches from biography, archaeology, folklore, and studies of landscape and material culture, Levy focuses on how different ideas about Washington's childhood functioned--what sorts of lessons they sought to teach, and how different epochs and writers understood the man and the past itself"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Washington, george, 1732-1799, Childhood and youth, Homes and haunts, Public opinion, In literature, History, Surveyors, Biography, Material culture, Landscapes, Collective memory, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Historical, State & Local, General, Homes, Literature, United States - General, Regions & Countries - Americas, History & Archaeology, Ferry Farm (Stafford County, Va.)