Washington: A Life

Wabash nation

Waggener, Thomas

Waldo, Albigence

Walker, Benjamin

Wallis, George

Walpole, Horace

Walpole, Robert

Walton, Moses

Wansey, Henry

Ward, Artemas

Ward, Joseph

War Department

War of Jenkins’ Ear

Warren, James

Warren, Joseph

Warren, Mercy Otis

Warville, Brissot de

Washington, A

Washington, A

Washington, Augustine (father)

death of

Washington, Augustine, Jr. “Austin” (half brother)

death of

GW’s relationship with

Washington, Bushrod (nephew)

GW’s papers and

Mount Vernon inherited by

on Supreme Court

Washington, Charles (brother)

Washington, Corbin (nephew)

Washington, D.C.

naming of

see also Federal District

Washington, Elizabeth

Washington, Fa

marriage to George Augustine Washington of

marriage to Tobias Lear of

portraits of

Washington, George:

active leadership style of

at Adams’s inauguration

address to rebellious officers by

as adjutant general for Northern Neck of Virginia

adopted children of

aging of

aides of

ambitious nature of

a

appearance and clothing of

appearances important to

approval sought by

aristocratic tastes and habits of

athleticism and vigor of

bank bill and

with biographers and historians

birthday celebrations for

birth of

as born joiner

boycott of British goods supported by

bravery and heroism of

British attacks at Lexington as viewed by

burial place of

business behavior of

cabinet of

capacity to learn from mistakes of

celebrity and image of

childlessness of

and command of new army

as Constitutional Convention president

Continental Army commanded by

Continental Army inspired by

as convivial

cordial and correct nature of

correspondence of

criticisms of

deafness of

death of

in Delaware crossing

delegation of authority difficult for

deliberate nature of

democratic ma

dental problems of

departure from presidency of

diaries of

dignity of

dining and drinking habits of

discipline and

discomfort with public speaking and celebrations by

dislike of being touched

disorder disliked by

as distant

as distrustful

domestic manufactures encouraged by

as dutiful but distant son

as early riser

economic policies of

education of

egalitarianism not natural to

in election of 1789

in election of 1792

emotional nature of

enthusiasm for Constitution of

ethical standards of

exercise prescribed for

eyesight of

on fair treatment of civilians

family dynamics of

family history of

farewell address of

“Farewell Address to the Armies of the United States” of

farewell to his officers by

farming by

fastidiousness and breeding of

as Father of His Country

final address to Congress by

financial troubles of

in First Continental Congress

first inaugural address of

as first lame-duck president

first presidential inauguration of

flirtations and romances of

on foreign policy

formal and austere ma

in French and Indian War

French charmed by

friendships of

in frontier life and warfare

frustrations of, with Continental Army

funeral and memorial of

on gambling

generosity and charity of

as gentleman

good judgment of

as Hamilton’s supposed dupe

health problems of

hero worship of

historic sense of

honesty and honor of

honorary French citizenship for

horsemanship of

in House of Burgesses

hunting by

idealism of

indecision of

industriousness of

levees of

Life Guard of

loyalty inspired and demanded by

male life expectancy in family of

marriage of, see Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis

martial and majestic aura of

as military neophyte

military strategies and weakness of

modesty of

monarchical vs. republican styles of

mythologizing of

need for strong central government seen by

neutrality proclamation and

northern tour of

North sided with

official di

older men as sponsors and patrons of

as only possible president

in opposition to Townshend Acts

papers of

patience of

perceptive nature of

perfectionism of

persuasiveness of

Philadelphia social life and

political appointments and

political mistakes of

political opinions held in retirement of

on political reforms

political talent of

popularity of

portraits of

on power

practical nature of

presidency of

presidential accomplishments of

as presidential heir apparent

presidential prerogative and

presidential salary of

privacy sought by

as proposed commander of new provisional army

public service as commitment of

public vs. private nature of

purely Virginia identity shed by

reading by

real estate holdings of; see also Mount Vernon; Washington, George, western land holdings of

realism of

reflective side of

regularity and routine of

religious observances by

religious toleration by

resignation as commander in chief by

retentive memory of

reticence of

retirement from presidency and

in return to private life

return to the presidency dismissed by

as revered rather than loved

revolutionary ideals and transformation of

Rhode Island visit of

rumor of crown offered to

sage advice by

salary waived by

in Second Continental Congress

second inauguration of

second term considered by

self-confidence of

self-control of

self-doubt of

self-improvement of

self-restraint of

sense of humor of

separation of church and state supported by

silence and reserve of

skepticism of

slavery and

slovenliness detested by

smallpox inoculations urged by

socializing with strangers as difficult for

society of writers enjoyed by

southern tour of

as special envoy to the French

speeches of

spending and debt of

spontaneity lacking in

spy network developed by

standing army advocated by

stoicism of

strong central government advocated by

strongly moral nature of

as surveyor

suspicions of French alliance by

tact of

temper of

theater as passion of

as tobacco planter

two-term precedent set by

upward social mobility of

as Virginia planter

Virginia Regiment commanded by

volunteer military service by

wartime papers preserved by

wealth of

wedding of

western land holdings of

will of

women and

work ethic of

as writer

younger men as allies of

Washington, George Augustine (nephew)

death of

health problems of

marriage to Fa

Mount Vernon managed by

Washington, George Steptoe (nephew)

Washington, Ha

Washington, Harriot (niece)

Washington, Henry (former slave)

Washington, Jane (half sister)

Washington, Jane Butler

Washington, John (great-grandfather)

Washington, John (great-uncle)

Washington, John Augustine “Jack” (brother)

death of