George Washington inherited his first slave at the age of eleven, and he was the only founding father to free his slaves in his will. This highly readable selection of articles focuses on Washington's changing attitudes toward the institution of slavery and his everyday relationships with the slaves who shared his Mount Vernon estate. Along with his insightful introduction, editor Philip J. Schwarz has included James C. Rees's essay Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Changing Interpretation of Slave Life on the Mount Vernon Estate, Dennis J. Pogue's essay Slave Lifeways at Mount Vernon: An...