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George Washington
1799 - Mount Vernon
Retirement, republican virtue, and the afterlife of command.
In his last year at Mount Vernon, the father of a nation admits what the republic asked of him — and what it took.
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George Washington
1799 - Mount Vernon
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Retirement, republican virtue, and the afterlife of command.
In his last year at Mount Vernon, the father of a nation admits what the republic asked of him — and what it took.
