At the Liberty:"Young Washington"

Young Washington’s Naïve Appeal

Director Jon Erwin’s optimistic Washington saga opposes the pessimism of such recent political oration heard in “Our democracy is not perfect” rhetoric.

Young Washington – Abbeville Institute

The movie covers George Washington’s life from the death of his father at age 11 through The Battle of Monongahela and its aftermath. Having read the 7-volume George Washington Pulitzer Prize book by Douglas Southall Freeman I will review the events depicted in the movie. The movie was enjoyable, but liberties were taken with the dates of some events, and...

At the Liberty:"Young Washington"

DAYTON — Before he was the Father of a Nation, he was a soldier fighting to survive. In “Young Washington,” a single misstep thrusts young George Washington into the center of a global conflict, testing his honor, loyalty, and courage. The cast includes William Franklyn-Miller as George Washington, Mary Louise Parker as Martha, Ben Kingsley, and Kelsey Grammer. Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense...