mount vernon (va. : estate)

"[A] look at the complex relationships between George Washington and the enslaved people of Mount Vernon, and the history still being uncovered there . . . using . . . primary source material and photographs of historical artifacts [to shed] light on the lives of several people George Washington owned; the property laws of the day that complicated his decision to free them; and the Cemetery Survey, an archeological dig (set to conclude in 2018) that is shaping our understanding of Mount Vernon's Slave Cemetery"--Provided by publisher.

Tours the estate of George Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia with the hand puppet Alfred the Alligator.

Describes the daily activities at Mount Vernon in October 1785 and the work of French artist Jean Antoine Houdon as he prepares to make a statue of George Washington--as seen through the eyes of a pet cat.

Describes the mansion Mount Vernon, its history, and daily life at the estate when George Washington lived there.

"[A] look at the complex relationships between George Washington and the enslaved people of Mount Vernon, and the history still being uncovered there . . . using . . . primary source material and photographs of historical artifacts [to shed] light on the lives of several people George Washington owned; the property laws of the day that complicated his decision to free them; and the Cemetery Survey, an archeological dig (set to conclude in 2018) that is shaping our understanding of Mount Vernon's Slave Cemetery"--Provided by publisher.

Archival photographs and text describe the history, buildings, social life and customs of George Washington's estate known as Mount Vernon in Virginia.

Archival photographs and text describe the history, buildings, social life and customs of MountVernon, Virginia.

This thought-provoking volume uses the discoveries of archaeologists as well as the writings of Washington himself to shed light on the lives of the slaves who dwelled on this land.