George Washington, Volume 1: Young Washington By: Douglas Southall Freeman [Audiobook] | MP3,[email protected]/s | 482.36 MiB
2019-03-26 | ASIN: 1603691545 | english | 17h26m


Author: Douglas Southall Freeman
Narrated by: Charlton Griffin

George Washington, a Biography by Douglas Southall Freeman was the second great historical masterpiece by him to win the Pulitzer Prize, awarded posthumously in 1958. Freeman completed six volumes of this magnificent biography, but died before finishing the seventh and final volume, concluded for him by his research associates in 1957.Â*

In Volume One, Young Washington, we follow the development of George from childhood to young manhood. It is an extraordinary tale of youthful vigor and determination. Washington’s father, Augustine, died in 1743 when George was only 11. He inherited 5,000 acres from his father along with 10 slaves. His older half-brother, Laurence, inherited the Hunting Creek estate, renaming it Mt. Vernon in honor of a British general he had served under some years earlier.Â*

George soon proved himself an excellent mathematician and took up the study of land surveying as an apprentice under the watch of a local surveyor, which offered good pay. He excelled in this occupation and was soon exploring wilderness areas in northern Virginia under the patronage of William Fairfax, at the time one of the wealthiest men in the colonies. When trouble with the neighboring French to the north began, Washington was sent to deliver official correspondence by the Virginia governor, Dinwiddie. It proved to be a fateful step. As the situation moved toward open conflict, George, at the age of 22, was commissioned a Lt. Colonel of colonial militia and given command over several hundred soldiers. The great adventure of his life was about to commence.


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George Washington, Volume 2: Young Washington By: Douglas Southall Freeman [Audiobook]



George Washington, Volume 2: Young Washington By: Douglas Southall Freeman [Audiobook] | MP3,[email protected]/s | 439.62 MiB
2019-05-01 | ASIN: 1603691553 | english | 15h29m


Author: Douglas Southall Freeman
Narrated by: Charlton Griffin

Volume Two opens in late 1754. Having resigned his commission in the Virginia militia, Washington pondered his future as a soldier. But by the spring of 1755, he had been made aide de camp to British general Edward Braddock. It was to prove a fateful event. Washington accompanied Braddock on his disastrous expedition to capture Fort DuQuesne (Pittsburgh), but the small army was ambushed and Braddock killed. Young Washington distinguished himself in the hopeless battle and subsequent retreat.Â*

All of the English colonies in North America were now endangered. At the age of 23, Washington was made commander-in-chief of Virginia's growing militia forces. When a series of British generals were sent to investigate and organize another expedition to Fort DuQuesne, young George was an eyewitness to many of the activities involved. By the time British general John Forbes mounted another expedition, Washington was fully involved and breveted to brigadier general tasked with leading a brigade. After the British/colonial expedition successfully carried out its mission to retake Fort Duquesne, Washington resigned from the military. His petition to become a commissioned officer in the regular British army had been denied.Â*

Now his thoughts turned to Mount Vernon, the life of a planter, the duties of a Burgess, ordering his estates, and settling down to a quiet, domestic life. By January, 1759, a wealthy, 27-year-old newly-widowed neighbor named Martha Dandridge Custis was eagerly awaiting the return of young George Washington.


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