George Washington is an intriguing figure in American history. He led the US to victory during the Revolutionary War, was the first person to sign the Constitution, and served as the first ...

Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways ... about that far-off and exotic place to young George Washington Parke Custis, who recalled as an adult that Father Jack was an African negro ...

That famous description of George ... a wealthy young widow, Martha Dandridge Custis. The two were soon married. Washington had been infatuated before, but Martha proved a perfect life partner ...