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  1. Faces from the Past: Dolley Madison

    By Anonymous (not verified), February 1966, Volume 17, Issue 2

    In her later years, Dolley was urbane and gracious, but ruined financially by her spendthrift son. More >>>

  2. Jefferson’s Paris

    By Diana Ketcham, April 1995, Volume 46, Issue 2

    The ambassador from an infant republic spent five enchanted years in the French capital at a time when monarchy was giving way to revolution. Walking the city streets today, you can still feel the extravagant spirit of the city and the era he knew. More >>>

  3. The Strange Affair Of The Taking Of The Panama Canal Zone

    By Bernard A. Wei…, October 1976, Volume 27, Issue 6

    What happened at 6:40 p.m., November 18, 1903? More >>>

  4. Yorktown

    By Anonymous (not verified), September/October 1989, Volume 40, Issue 6

    George Washington and I both had a hard time getting to Yorktown. Washington had trouble for the usual reasons: he had to move an unfed, unpaid, unhappy army that was nowhere near large enough for t More >>>

  5. James Monroe: The Last Founder

    By Harlow Giles Unger, Spring 2021, Volume 66, Issue 3

    The 5th president's policies helped create an “Era of Good Feelings,” a prosperous time never seen before or since in American history. More >>>

  6. September 28, 1781: The Beginning of the End

    By Christine Gibson

    For six years, the specter of defeat had dogged Gen. George Washington’s every thought. As advantage after advantage slipped away, the American coffers dried up, and the most promising general betra More >>>

  7. Latrobe’s America

    By E. M. Halliday, August 1962, Volume 13, Issue 5

    The great public buildings of a restless genius helped shape the face of his adopted country, and his journals, letters, and sketches brilliantly caught the spirit of the young nation More >>>

  8. 1785 Two Hundred Years Ago

    By Karolyn Ide, December 1985, Volume 37, Issue 1

    George Washington received a jackass from the King of Spain this month. His Highness didn’t intend it as an affront, nor did the retired general interpret it as one; in fact, Washington was delig More >>>

  9. Tudor Place Historic House And Garden

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    Martha Washington's granddaughter once hosted the brightest luminaries of early American politics at this gorgeous home; today, the site offers visitors a glimpse of nineteenth-century life. Tudor Pl More >>>

  10. Pater Patriae As Pater Familias

    By Frederic Fox, April 1963, Volume 14, Issue 3

    Was George Washington a failure at raising children? If so, earnest efforts More >>>

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