{"product_id":"2940149200122","title":"Letters \u0026 Recollections of George Washington","description":"These unique letters, along with an important diary excerpt, are from the collection of Tobias Lear, George Washington's personal secretary. Lear served Washington for nearly 16 years, throughout the latter's presidency and beyond the time of his death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough a somewhat controversial figure at times, Tobias was clearly close to Washington and was with the former president at his death. The diary excerpt in this volume contains Washington's last words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe great importance of this collection is the view of Washington as manager of his domestic affairs. Most of the letters were written to Tobias Lear as the trusted executor of Washington's affairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLear married into the Washington family after the death of his first wife and was commissioned a colonel, acting at times as military aide to General Washington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time ever, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.","brand":"Big Byte Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084654166256,"sku":"2940149200122","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149200122_p0.jpg?v=1763713528","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149200122","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}