Thirteen struggling colonies needed a leader - and they found him in George Washington of Virginia. Commander-in chief during the Revolution, a maker of the Constitution that united the colonies, first President of the United States. Washington was truly the Father of his Country. Simply and clearly Elsie Ball tells of Washington's boyhood, of his adventures as a skillful surveyor and as a daring soldier in the French and Indian War; of his work as legislator, general, and president; and of his family life at Mt. Vernon. Here exciting events in Washing-ton's life and in the life of the nation come alive for American children.