GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOUNT VERNON: The Indian World of George Washington

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOUNT VERNON

The Indian World of George Washington Winner of the George Washington Prize

Colin Calloway's new book, The Indian World of George Washington, was recognized as this year's best new book on early American history by the George Washington Prize. The author will receive the award in New York on October 24. A Fresh Perspective on America's Father In The Indian World of George Washington, Colin Calloway tells the fascinating story of Washington's lifelong engagement with Native America.

The book paints a new and, at times, disturbing portrait of the nation's first president - as an untested militia officer on the banks of the Ohio, as a diplomat who gradually learned to work with Indians on their own terms and, during his final years, as a disappointed Indian land speculator. Unusual for a Washington biography, Shingas, Tanaghrisson, Cornplanter, Red Jacket, and Little Turtle, among many other native leaders, play leading roles in Calloway's account. America's first inhabitants, the new book shows, were as central to the founding of the American republic as the nation's first president.

LEARN MORE

George Washington Prize Finalists

Young Washington In Young Washington, Peter Stark recounts the drama of George Washington’s formative years during the 1750s fighting the French and their Indian allies in the Ohio Valley. Rush Benjamin Rush comes alive in Stephen’s Fried’s biography of this versatile, multi-talented founder.

Jefferson’s Daughters Catherine Kerrison’s book tells the story of Thomas Jefferson's three daughters, freeborn and enslaved. The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold Joyce Lee Malcolm’s The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold is a bracing account of America’s most famous traitor.

In the Hurricane’s Eye This is a page-turning narrative of the last and greatest American victory of the Revolutionary War. Revolution Song Russell Shorto’s Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom is a study of the American struggle to define the meaning of individual freedom.

Free Ford Evening Book Talks Hear scholars and authors discuss their new books at our Ford Evening Book Talks at the Washington Library.

UPCOMING BOOK TALKS

BUY TICKETS | CALENDAR | HOURS & DIRECTIONS | ACTIVITIES & TOURS | MAKE A DONATION | MEMBERSHIP George Washington's Mount Vernon 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Mount Vernon, Virginia 22121 United States

Mount Vernon is owned and maintained in trust for the people of the United States by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, a private, non-profit organization. We do not accept government funding and rely upon private contributions, admissions and retail sales to help preserve George Washington’s home and legacy.

Copyright © 2019 George Washington's Mount Vernon, All rights reserved.