American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington
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Join bestselling historian H. W. Brands for the 2026 J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture on the life and leadership of George Washington.
From George Washington’s early military career and role among the Virginia gentry to his leadership during the American Revolution and reluctant return to public service as the first president of the U.S., "American Patriarch" brings to life the man who was called on time and again by his peers to lead. With a dazzling cast of characters, Brands’s new biography casts George Washington as the icon of American virtue who wrested America free from British control, gave credibility to the Constitution, and crafted the norms that would steady America as a nation for generations to follow.
A book signing and light refreshments will follow the program.
Learn more and get tickets at: https://secure.virginiahistory.org/4979/5554
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The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.
From George Washington’s early military career and role among the Virginia gentry to his leadership during the American Revolution and reluctant return to public service as the first president of the U.S., "American Patriarch" brings to life the man who was called on time and again by his peers to lead. With a dazzling cast of characters, Brands’s new biography casts George Washington as the icon of American virtue who wrested America free from British control, gave credibility to the Constitution, and crafted the norms that would steady America as a nation for generations to follow.
A book signing and light refreshments will follow the program.
Learn more and get tickets at: https://secure.virginiahistory.org/4979/5554
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The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.
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