![]() Lengel start his presentation by reviewing several of the thousands of legends and myths that have grown up about Washington. Or listen to a three-minte snippet here: However, here is the link to his very interesting NPR interview a couple days ago. ![]() His talk was recorded to be shown later on the Book Channel, but no specific date or time was given, so I can’t steer you to that. As someone who has spent years working with some 140,000 Washington letters, papers, and diaries, he probably knows old George better than anyone alive. He has just published a book, INVENTING GEORGE WASHINGTON: AMERICA’S FOUNDER, IN MYTH AND MEMORY, that deals with Washington myths. Lengel, a history professor at the University of Virginia and, more to the point, the director of the Washington Papers for the past 15 years. ![]() On February 24, in honor of George Washington’s birthday, I attended a lecture at the Virginia Historical Society about the creation of George Washington myths. ![]()
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