George Washington's 1790 Grand Tour of Long Island

by Joanne S. Grasso

After being elected president, George Washington set out to tour the new nation, which was desperate for a unifying symbol. He spent five days on Long Island in April 1790, an area recovering from seven years of devastating British occupation. Washington saw it all, from Brooklyn to Patchogue to Setauket and back. He was honored at each stop and wrote extensive diary entries about his impressions of the carriage stops for food, overnight stays at taverns and private homes, as well as his vision for the future of the region. Author Dr. Joanne S. Grasso traces this momentous journey.

146 pages, Hardcover

Published July 9, 2018

Reviews

[Tiffany R · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was not impressed. It gives a lot of facts but there is no real narrative to the book. I’d you want to know about locations it was a great book but more of a reason to the movement was lacking. I feel there
Was a lot more to be unearthed and it was just more of a race to go to print.