Washington s Birthday Author:Various George Washington is so often seen as that stern man in a wig frozen in stance for all of history. Early historians painted him as a demigod in a white wig. This book has collected the essays, orations poems, stories, and exercises, which best exhibit the modern conception of Washington. The book also has selections from Washington's speeches... more » and letters. Early editors of his writings often altered his words. For example, in his letters such a natural phrase as "one hundred thousand dollars will be but a flea-bite' was changed to "one hundred thousand dollars will be totally inadequate." This is an excellent collection of material about the first President of the United States. .« less