Excerpt from Famous Presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln, GrantAugustine Washington had large plantations and many negro slaves to work them. So George was not obliged to split wood, drive cows to pastur'e, feed pigs and chickens, and hoe in the garden, as most farmers' sons must do. Still he was not an idle boy, for there are always a great many things for boys to do.It was a very pleasant place where he lived. There were beaut...
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