The boyhood of George Washington (revised edition)

Duration: 0:08:17

Genre: Biographical | Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1957

Creator: Coronet Films: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Records the boyhood experiences of George Washington on his half-brother's plantation in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Describes young Washington's interest in surveying and his first surveying expedition with Colonel Fairfax into the Blue Ridge Mountains. Stresses that Washington was influenced by the military and social position of Lawrence, his half-brother.

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