![]() ![]() Washington was moved to a manor house called Mortier's or as they write, "known as Richmond Hill", outside of the busy downtown of New York City near the Hudson. So I pay attention.īut this time Washington's move outside of the city to a residence away from the bustle of New York City crosses my own personal recent history. I have an idea of the larger picture and can rattle off where battles were, but my interest has been increasing as I find my own personal history intertwining in some of it. And I am intrigued by the fine points and intricacies of what for me has always been, ah war, ah, fighting, ah we won. Brad and Josh have documented this story well. In Chapter 29, in the midst of New York City, Washington is in the middle of April of 1776. ![]() ![]() The book is interesting and keeps me turning the pages. I am reading Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch's The First Conspiracy The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington. Yesterday as I read in my current book, I was struck by a personal connection to the history and the subject. ![]()
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