Publisher's Synopsis
Leaving the Presidency, the Father of Our Country looks forward to a peaceful retirement at his Mount Vernon home. His retirement is anything but tranquil. Runaway slaves and rotting teeth plague him and his beloved wife, Martha; let alone plots against him by Vice-President Thomas Jefferson. If this is not enough, he finds himself drawn into issues regarding a potential war with France!Follow the hero of the Revolutionary War and our nation's first President, as he confronts his troubles and returns as the General of our armed forces while, at the same time, becoming our country's first great political boss to oppose the schemes of Jefferson. Amidst all this, you will marvel at a love story of two people in the dusk of life and the final great action of George Washington.
