generosity and charity of
as gentleman
good judgment of
as Hamilton’s supposed dupe
health problems of
hero worship of
historic sense of
honesty and honor of
honorary French citizenship for
horsemanship of
in House of Burgesses
hunting by
idealism of
indecision of
industriousness of
levees of
Life Guard of
loyalty inspired and demanded by
male life expectancy in family of
marriage of, see Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis
martial and majestic aura of
as military neophyte
military strategies and weakness of
modesty of
monarchical vs. republican styles of
mythologizing of
need for strong central government seen by
neutrality proclamation and
northern tour of
North sided with
official dinners of
older men as sponsors and patrons of
as only possible president
in opposition to Townshend Acts
papers of
patience of
perceptive nature of
perfectionism of
persuasiveness of
Philadelphia social life and
political appointments and
political mistakes of
political opinions held in retirement of
on political reforms
political talent of
popularity of
portraits of
on power
practical nature of
presidency of
presidential accomplishments of
as presidential heir apparent
presidential prerogative and
presidential salary of
privacy sought by
as proposed commander of new provisional army
public service as commitment of
public vs. private nature of
purely Virginia identity shed by
reading by
real estate holdings of; see also Mount Vernon; Washington, George, western land holdings of
realism of
reflective side of
regularity and routine of
religious observances by
religious toleration by
resignation as commander in chief by
retentive memory of
reticence of
retirement from presidency and
in return to private life
return to the presidency dismissed by
as revered rather than loved
revolutionary ideals and transformation of
Rhode Island visit of
sage advice by
salary waived by
in Second Continental Congress
second inauguration of
second term considered by
self-confidence of
self-control of
self-doubt of
self-improvement of
self-restraint of
sense of humor of
separation of church and state supported by
silence and reserve of
skepticism of
slavery and
slovenliness detested by
smallpox inoculations urged by
socializing with strangers as difficult for
society of writers enjoyed by
southern tour of
as special envoy to the French
speeches of
spending and debt of
spontaneity lacking in
spy network developed by
standing army advocated by
stoicism of
strong central government advocated by
strongly moral nature of
as surveyor
suspicions of French alliance by
tact of
temper of
theater as passion of
as tobacco planter
two-term precedent set by
upward social mobility of
as Virginia planter
Virginia Regiment commanded by
volunteer military service by
wartime papers preserved by
wealth of
wedding of
western land holdings of
will of
women and
work ethic of
as writer
younger men as allies of
Washington, George Augustine (nephew)
death of
health problems of
marriage to Fanny Bassett by
Mount Vernon managed by
Washington, George Steptoe (nephew)
Washington, Hannah
Washington, Harriot (niece)
Washington, Henry (former slave)
Washington, Jane (half sister)
Washington, Jane Butler
Washington, John (great-grandfather)
Washington, John (great-uncle)
Washington, John Augustine “Jack” (brother)
death of
Washington, Lawrence (grandfather)
Washington, Lawrence (great-great-grandfather)
Washington, Lawrence (half brother)
GW’s close relationship with
illness and death of
military career of
Mount Vernon inherited by
Ohio Company and
Washington, Lawrence, of Chotank
Washington, Lawrence Augustine (nephew)
Mary Washington and
Mount Vernon managed by
negotiations with British by
Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis
on Adams’s election
appearance and clothing of
burial place of
childhood of
childlessness of GW and
at Continental Army camps
deaths experienced by
dental troubles of
education of
first marriage of, see Custis, Daniel Parke
Friday evening receptions of
and GW’s appointment as commander in chief
GW’s courtship of
on GW’s health problems
and GW’s illness and death
GW’s letters burned by
GW’s loving but unromantic marriage to
GW’s presidency regretted by
health problems of
illness and death of
image of
industriousness of
and Jacky’s death
Jefferson and
kindness and generosity of
Mary Washington’s relationship with
modesty of
as mother and grandmother
on Native Americans
Patsy mourned by
Philadelphia social life and
politics of
portraits of
religious observances by
on return to Mount Vernon
Sally Fairfax and
on Saratoga victory
smallpox inoculation of
sociability of
strength and practical nature of
Stuart’s portraits criticized by
support and devotion of
wartime activities of
wedding of
widowhood and grief of
yellow fever epidemic and
Washington, Mary Ball (mother)
critical nature of
death of
GW’s wedding boycotted by
pension requested by
religious observances by
as rumored Loyalist
stubborn and diff
icult personality of
thwarting of GW’s career attempted by
Washington, Mildred (sister)
Washington, Mildred Warner
Washington, Richard
Washington, Samuel (brother)
death of
Washington, Samuel (nephew)
Washington, Sarah (niece)
Washington, William Augustine (nephew)
Washington administration
Madison’s anonymous assault on
revolt against
Washington and Lee University (Liberty Hall Academy)
Washington College
Washington Family, The
“Washington’s Legacy,”
“Washington’s March,”
Watson, Elkanah
Wayne, Anthony “Mad Anthony,”
in Northwest Territory
Wealth of Nations (Smith)
Webb, Samuel Blachley
Weber, Paul
Webster, Noah
Wedgwood, Josiah
Weedon, George
Weems, Mason L.
Wentworth, Thomas
West, Benjamin
Westchester Light Dragoons
West Indies
British
French
markets shut to Americans in
West Point
military academy at
Wethersfield, Conn.
Wheatley, John
Wheatley, Phillis (slave)
Whigs
Whipple, Joseph
whiskey, tax on
Whiskey Rebellion
White, Joseph
White, Philip
White, William
White House
White House (Martha Washington’s home)
White Mingo
White Plains, N.Y.
Whitting, Anthony
Wiencek, Henry
Wilkinson, James
Willard, Joseph
William III, king of England
William IV, king of England
Williams, Henry
Williams, William Joseph
Williamsburg, Va.
social life in
Wills, Garry
Wills Creek
Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington, N.C.
Wilson, James
Winchester, Va.
Witherspoon, John
Wolcott, Oliver, Jr.
Wollaston, John
Wood, Gordon
Wood, James
“World Turned Upside Down, The,”
Wright, Joseph
Wright, Patience
Wythe, George
XYZ Affair
“Yankee Doodle,”
Yates, Robert
yellow fever
York River
Yorktown, Battle of
Yorktown, Va.
Young, Arthur
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ron Chernow is the prizewinning author of five previous books. His first, The House of Morgan, won the National Book Award. His two most recent books, Alexander Hamilton and Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., were both nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. Chernow lives in Brooklyn, New York.