"Journal of My Journey Over the Mountains" by George Washington is a historical journal that recounts Washington's youthful explorations as a surveyor for Lord Fairfax in the Northern Neck of Virginia from 1747 to 1748. The journal opens with a sixteen-year-old Washington embarking on a surveying expedition across the Blue Ridge Mountains. It details both his daily life, including the challenges of travel and lodging, and his observations of the natural world. The narrative provides raw reflections on his early experiences, highlighting his developing leadership skills and youthful fascination with an emerging America, ultimately documenting his early life and the environment of colonial America.
Journal of my journey over the mountains while surveying for Lord Thomas Fairfax, baron of Cameron, in the northern neck of Virginia, beyond the Blue Ridge, in 1747-8.
By George Washington
Witness the birth of a legend as a young surveyor ventures into the untamed wilderness, charting not only the land, but also the course of his own extraordinary destiny.
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About the AuthorGeorge Washington was a Founding Father of the United States, military officer, and farmer who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and then served as president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which drafted the current Constitution of the United States. Washington has thus become commonly known as the "Father of his Country".
George Washington was a Founding Father of the United States, military officer, and farmer who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and then served as president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which drafted the current Constitution of the United States. Washington has thus become commonly known as the "Father of his Country".
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