Washington, the Young Leader

TitleWashington, the Young Leader
Year of Publication1923
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes144 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsGerwig, George William
PublisherCharles Scribner’s Sons
CityNew York, Chicago, and Boston
KeywordsColonial America; George Washington (1732-99)
Abstract

A novelized partial biography of George Washington.

Author Biography

George William Gerwig (1867-1950), born in Paris, France to Pittsburgh parents, attended the University of Nebraska and earned his Ph.D. from the Western University of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pittsburgh). The longtime secretary of the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education, Gerwig reportedly bid his college friend, Willa Cather, to come to Pittsburgh to teach English at Allegheny High School.

Time

1732-58