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CATEGORIES:Lecture
CATEGORIES:Lyceum
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DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=60283\n\n"I don't like to talk about it - or even  thin
 k about it" George Washington and Slavery. As George Washington matured\,
  the desire for secular immortality - fame across the ages- was a driving
  force in shaping his life and influenced virtually every aspect of his l
 ife from slaveholder\, to soldier\, to President\, to his final moments. 
 In this brief interpretative biography covering Washington's entire life\
 , including an Afterword on Washington and slavery\, Professor Henriques 
 attempts to make Washington understandable to a larger audience that migh
 t not have the patience to read some of the larger works focusing on Amer
 ica's most important leader. Peter R. Henriques received his Ph.D. in his
 tory from the University of Virginia and is Professor of History\, Emerit
 us\, from George Mason University. He taught American and Virginia histor
 y with a special emphasis on the Virginia Founding Fathers\, especially G
 eorge Washington. His latest book\, George Washington: His Quest for Hono
 r and Fame\, is his fourth book addressing various aspects of Washington'
 s life and character. His earlier works are The Death of George Washingto
 n: He Died as He Lived\;  Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washi
 ngton\; and First and Always: A New Portrait of George Washington.  He ha
 s presented the Distinguished Lecture Series at Colonial Williamsburg\, b
 een awarded a George Washington Fellowship by the Mount Vernon Ladies Ass
 ociation\, and won the George  Washington Masonic Memorial Award for his 
 contributions to the study of George Washington.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFee
 s: $15/$12 for OHA members & volunteers \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTa
 gs: America250\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase
  tickets online\nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx\n
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LOCATION:Lyceum
SEQUENCE:5
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Peter Henriques Lecture
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 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=60283">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=60283</a><br />\n<br />&quot\;I don&#39\;
 t like to talk about it - or even  think about it&quot\; George Washingto
 n and Slavery. As George Washington matured\, the desire for secular immo
 rtality ? fame across the ages- was a driving force in shaping his life a
 nd influenced virtually every aspect of his life from slaveholder\, to so
 ldier\, to President\, to his final moments. In this brief interpretative
  biography covering Washington&#39\;s entire life\, including an Afterwor
 d on Washington and slavery\, Professor Henriques attempts to make Washin
 gton understandable to a larger audience that might not have the patience
  to read some of the larger works focusing on America&#39\;s most importa
 nt leader. Peter R. Henriques received his Ph.D. in history from the Univ
 ersity of Virginia and is Professor of History\, Emeritus\, from George M
 ason University. He taught American and Virginia history with a special e
 mphasis on the Virginia Founding Fathers\, especially George Washington. 
 His latest book\, George Washington: His Quest for Honor and Fame\, is hi
 s fourth book addressing various aspects of Washington&#39\;s life and ch
 aracter. His earlier works are The Death of George Washington: He Died as
  He Lived\;  Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington\; and F
 irst and Always: A New Portrait of George Washington.  He has presented t
 he Distinguished Lecture Series at Colonial Williamsburg\, been awarded a
  George Washington Fellowship by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association\, an
 d won the George  Washington Masonic Memorial Award for his contributions
  to the study of George Washington.\n<br />\n<br />Location: Lyceum\n<br 
 />Fees: $15/$12 for OHA members &amp\; volunteers \n<br />Audience: Anyon
 e may attend\n<br />Tags: America250\, Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums<br>\n<a
  href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purchase tickets online
 </a><br>\n
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