MV Historian Series: Dave Palmer on Leadership
In celebration of the groundbreaking on Mount Vernon’s Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, we’ve asked a few of our favorite historians to weigh in on various aspects of...
View ArticleMV Historian Series: Leibiger on Presidency
In celebration of the groundbreaking on Mount Vernon’s Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, we’ve asked a few of our favorite historians to weigh in on various aspects of...
View ArticleMV Historian Series: Holton on Financial Pretext
In celebration of the groundbreaking on Mount Vernon’s Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, we’ve asked a few of our favorite historians to weigh in on various aspects of...
View ArticleMV Historian Series: Leeman on West Point
In celebration of the groundbreaking on Mount Vernon’s Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, we’ve asked a few of our favorite historians to weigh in on various aspects of...
View ArticleA Dire Situation: Historian Joseph Ellis on the New York Campaign of 1776
Things looked bleak for George Washington and the Continental Army in the summer of 1776. British forces, under General Sir William Howe, landed troops on Staten Island on July 3rd — just one day after...
View ArticleCollections Uncovered
Mount Vernon recently acquired a large collection of family papers from descendants of Martha Washington’s second granddaughter, Martha Parke Custis Peter (1777-1854) and her husband Thomas Peter...
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