Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged the founding father - A Talk celebrating the 250th

This is the title of my book, published by Ecco/HarperCollins in 2018, a historical account of the young GW that was a finalist for the prestigious George Washington Book Prize. I’ve given dozens of talks on Young Washington over the years and countless radio and podcast interviews and have recently been commissioned to give talks on young GW for America’s 250th anniversary. A major Hollywood film by the same title, Young Washington, will be released on July 3rd, which used my book Young Washington as one of the major sources.

Young GW made a fascinating transformation. This guy was a real mess in his 20s — including being in love with his best friend’s wife, at odds with his British commander, and rashly igniting the French and Indian War in the Ohio wilderness. But eventually he figured it out (often the hard way!) and became a great leader. The struggle of his journey from flawed human to revered Founder is a good example for us all.