George Washington was thrust into the international spotlight in the spring of 1754. He would face his first true test as commander of troops in the field in a shocking encounter that left the world's greatest powers at one another's throats for years to come in the French and Indian War.
Before Washington became the first President of the now independent United States of America, he was a wet-behind-the-ears Lieutenant Colonel in the Colonial British military, tasked with the unenviable role of diplomat and enforcer for the British Empire’s interest in the Ohio Country.
A mid-December trek from his native Virginia to the Ohio Country in 1753 to deliver a diplomatic message on behalf of Colonial Virginia Governor Dinwiddie would test his political persuasion abilities and statecraft.
The return trip to the region the following spring would test his mettle as a field general, his knowledge of the terrain, and his propensity for circumnavigating British-Indian affairs, while his life was nearly lost on multiple occasions throughout the mission.
The empirical desires of France and Great Britain for the Ohio Valley region reach a fever pitch, and George Washington is the central figure to bring about both sides calls for war, albeit for very different reasons; an up-and-coming heroic figure to the British, and a ruthless, coldblooded executioner to the French.
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Washington by Ron Chernow Amazon.com: Washington: A Life (Pulitzer Prize Winner): 8601300125206: Chernow, Ron: Books
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