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03338aam a22003738i 4500 001 EBB5E8B68BD111EC9EAB0DFA24ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220212010104 008 200103t20202020nyu b 001 0deng 010 $a 2019058376 020 $a 1250172608 020 $a 9781250172600 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-va $a n-us-va 050 00 $a HC102.5.W375 $b B47 2020 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Berlau, John, $d 1971- $e author. 245 10 $a George Washington, entrepreneur : $b how our founding father's private business pursuits changed America and the world / $c John Berlau. 246 30 $a How our founding father's private business pursuits changed America and the world 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2006 264 1 $a New York : $b All Points Books, $c 2020. 300 $a 272 pages 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Washington's Greenhouse -- Iron Roots: How the Washington Family's Fortunes Rose, Fell, and Rose Again -- The Education of an Entrepreneur: An Eighteenth-Century Boyhood -- A Dirty Job: The Origins of Washington's Career as a Surveyor and Land Speculator -- Washington's Social Network: The Key to Success in Business, Life, and Politics -- George and Martha: Partners in Life and Business -- Washington's Green Thumb: The Fields and Orchards of Mount Vernon -- Washington's Mount Vernon: The Making of an Industrial Village -- Success and Revolution -- Father of Invention: Washington's Support for Other Eighteenth-Century Entrepreneurs -- Never at Rest: Washington's Final Years -- Mount Vernon and Washington's Legacy. 520 $a "A detailed business biography of George Washington, focusing on his many innovations and inventions. George Washington: general, statesman, businessman? Most Americans don't know that Washington was the country's first true entrepreneur, responsible for revolutionizing several industries. In George Washington, Entrepreneur, John Berlau gives us a tour of Mount Vernon, explaining how our founding father is at the heart of American innovation. Some of Washington's contributions to business and invention: -Every American mule can be traced to Mount Vernon; Washington was instrumental in breeding horses with donkeys to create a superior farm animal. -Unlike most Virginia farmers, Washington grew vast fields of wheat. His state-of-the-art mill exported flour throughout the US and Europe. By stamping his initials on each package, he created GW Flour, one of the very first branded food products. -On the advice of a Scottish worker, Washington built a distillery, grew all of the necessary crops, and became one of the largest American whiskey distributors of his time. Showing an unfamiliar side of our Founding Father, lovers of business and history will find this book informative and enchanting"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Washington, George, $d 1732-1799 $x Career in business. 650 0 $a Businesspeople $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Entrepreneurship $z Mount Vernon (Estate) $z Mount Vernon (Estate) $x History $y 18th century. 651 0 $a Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) $v Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l SMPE094 $d 20240104020014.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EBB5E8B68BD111EC9EAB0DFA24ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search