George George Washington, Our Founding Father

The fifth of ten children, George Washington was a dreamer, a hard worker, an athlete, and a peacemaker. By the time he was fifteen he had handwritten for himself the "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation." These were his rules to live by. He could not have known what his future would hold...and these rules speak to who he was as a boy and a man. Based on this little known historical document, this is George Washington's life from boyhood to his presidency.

Frank Keating is also the author of Theodore and Will Rogers, a Spur Storytelling Award recipient. He has held many positions in public office, including Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Treasury and Associate Attorney General of the United States. He was elected Governor of Oklahoma in 1995 and completed his term in January of 2003. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Mike Wimmer is the illustrator of many popular and award-winning books, including Frank Keating’s Will Rogers, Summertime by George Gershwin, and Home Run by Robert Burleigh. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.