mount vernon (va. : estate)

This title gives us fascinating portraits of cooks, overseers, valets, farm hands, and more--the slaves George Washington called "my people"--interwoven with an examination of the conscience of the Father of Our Country.

A photographic tribute to Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George and Martha Washington, providing color pictures of the mansion's exterior, interior, grounds, furnishings, and artworks; and featuring essays that provide information about Washington and his beloved home.

A fictionalized account of the relationship between George Washington, the first president of the United States, and his wife Martha.

Recorded in this brief history are the activities that took place at Mt. Vernon when Washington lived there; the improvements he made; and how it was restored and became a national shrine.

Explores the role of African-Americans in creating and maintaining Mount Vernon, the home of U.S. president George Washington, in the century after his death, looking specifically at the work of Sarah Johnson, a slave who spent more than fifty years at the estate both before and after the Civil War, and who encouraged her friends and family members to continue the legacy.

In 1861, eighteen-year-old Sarah Tracy, from New York state, comes to work at Mount Vernon, the historic Virginia home of George Washington, where she tries to protect the safety and neutrality of the site during the Civil War, and where she encounters her future husband, Upton Herbert. Includes historical notes.

In 1861, eighteen-year-old Sarah Tracy from New York state comes to work at Mount Vernon, the historic Virginia home of George Washington, where she tries to protect the safety and neutrality of the site during the Civil War, and where she encounters her future husband, Upton Herbert.

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

Presents a history of George Washington's home, as it was when he lived there to its current status as a historic site.