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SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Syllabus for War
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Who tried to sell George Washington a cannon?
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SECRETS IN-DEPTH: An American Way of Farming
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How did George Washington manage his farms?
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SECRETS IN-DEPTH: "Murder heaped upon Murder"
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SECRETS IN-DEPTH: Touring Revolutionary America
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SECRETS IN DEPTH: Faith and Freedom
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What did Martha Washington do every day?
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SECRETS-IN DEPTH: Learning to Be George Washington
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SECRETS IN-DEPTH: The Case of the Missing Magazine
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SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Gift from Spain

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Washington bought a copy of Don Quixote on the last day of the Constitutional Convention. But what is so significant about this Spanish story? And what did Benjamin Franklin and the Spanish ambassador have to do with it? In this episode, Dr. Douglas Bradburn, President & CEO of George Washington's Mount Vernon, tells us the story behind this spectacular book.

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Secrets of Washington's Archives
3 / 20
2
26:32
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Presidential Primer
Secrets of Washington's Archives
29:39
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Gift from Spain
Secrets of Washington's Archives
4
6:33
5
32:34
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: A Syllabus for War
Secrets of Washington's Archives
6
5:47
Who tried to sell George Washington a cannon?
Secrets of Washington's Archives
7
35:04
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: An American Way of Farming
Secrets of Washington's Archives
8
6:09
How did George Washington manage his farms?
Secrets of Washington's Archives
9
5:13
10
26:38
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: "Murder heaped upon Murder"
Secrets of Washington's Archives
11
33:37
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: Touring Revolutionary America
Secrets of Washington's Archives
12
5:08
13
5:27
14
30:44
15
26:49
SECRETS IN DEPTH: Faith and Freedom
Secrets of Washington's Archives
16
5:20
What did Martha Washington do every day?
Secrets of Washington's Archives
17
28:53
SECRETS-IN DEPTH: Learning to Be George Washington
Secrets of Washington's Archives
18
29:41
SECRETS IN-DEPTH: The Case of the Missing Magazine
Secrets of Washington's Archives
19
5:38
Who stole this book from George Washington?
Secrets of Washington's Archives
20
5:46