George Washington, Entrepreneur by John Berlau

It is sure to delight readers of presidential biography and business history. Mount Vernon was also home to a distillery and became one of the largest American whiskey producers of the era.īerlau's portrait of Washington, drawn in large part from his journals and extensive correspondence, presents a side of him we haven't seen before. Washington' - one of the very first branded food products. His state-of-the-art mill produced flour which he exported to Europe in sacks stamped 'G. John Berlau is senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and author of the 2020 book George Washington, Entrepreneur: How Our Founding Father’s Private Business Pursuits Changed.

Unlike his Virginia neighbors who remained wedded to tobacco, Washington planted seven types of wheat. On his estate, he grew countless varieties of trees and built a greenhouse full of exotic fruits, herbs, and plants. He was the first to breed horses with donkeys to produce the American mule. John Berlau Contributor ABOUT LATEST 703 views Fed Economist’s Study Shows Harm Of Government-Spread Misinformation On Small Loans Applying the APR to short-term loans, the great. His library was filled with books on agriculture, history, and philosophy. In George Washington, Entrepreneur, John Berlau presents a fresh, surprising take on our forefather's business pursuits. But he was a patron of inventors and inveterate tinkerer, and just as intelligent as Jefferson or Franklin. George Washington: general, statesman.businessman Most people don't know that Washington was the country's first true entrepreneur, responsible for innovations in several industries. Forbes Author of StMartinsPress book George Washington, Entrepreneur. History has depicted Washington as a gifted general and political pragmatist, not an intellectual heavyweight. Find John Berlau of Forbes and The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)s. In George Washington, Entrepreneur, John Berlau presents a fresh, surprising take on our forefather's business pursuits. Host Shirley Rooker talks to John Berlau. George Washington: general, statesman.businessman? Most people don't know that Washington was one of the country's first true entrepreneurs, responsible for innovations in several industries. A business biography of George Washington, focusing on his many innovations and inventions.

George Washington, Entrepreneur by John Berlau