TIME introduces the Heroes of History series--life stories of
extraordinary Americans, illustrated in full-color.
Forget everything you think you know about George Washington. The father
of our country remains a mystery to too many of us. Now TIME tells the
full, fascinating story of the Virginia planter who fought for Britain
in the French and Indian War, led a rag-tag colonial army to victory
over the British Empire, and was elected the first President of the
United States. Young adult readers ready to look beyond the Who Was
series deserve a collection of biographies all their own with the
details, nuance, and depth they crave. With dozens of reproductions of
artworks, artifacts from the period, photographs, and illustrations
created to bring the subject alive, this first book in the new series,
Heroes of History, captures the essential American and brings his life
and chaotic, revolutionary times into fresh focus.