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Marcus Cunliffe George Washington Man and Monument Copyright © 1958, 1982 Publishing Co. NAL Penguin Inc. For years George Washington has been one of the most revered men in history. No man’s life has been more carefully documented than the life of Washington. Yet he still is hidden behind a façade of legends and folklore. Let us take a look into the man that is known to us as the “ Father of our Country.” Cunliffe points …

…down with a chill and cough. The doctors tried bleeding him to no benefit. He died the day after, in pain, December 14, 1799. Through the many secondary sources that this popularly style book was written Cunliffe brings out the great points of George Washington’s life. He is not just a man hidden behind a façade of legends and folklore. He is a man of dignity and respect. He is “ The Father of our Country.”