George Washington, Farmer: Being an Account of His Home Life and Agricultural Activities

336 pp. Includes map of Mount Vernon taken from Washington's own drawing, facsimiles of original documents, and photographs. CONTENTS: A Man in Love with the Soil; Building an Estate; Virginia Agriculture in Washington's Day; Washington's Problem; The Student of Agriculture; A Farmer's Records and Other Papers; Agricultural Operations and Experiments Before the Revolution; Conserving the Soil; The Stockman; The Horticulturist and Landscape Gardener; White Servants and Overseers; Black Slaves; The Farmer's Wife; A Farmer's Amusements; A Critical Visitor at Mount Vernon; Profit and Loss; Odds and Ends; The Vale of Sunset; Index.