Author Description

Neil Has Discovered American History On His Own Doorstep After A Long Career Working In Twenty-five Countries As An International Finance Specialist With The World Bank. For The Past 30 Years, He Has Lived In An 1819 House In The National Historic Landmark Village Of Waterford, Virginia--a Beautiful Old Town 45 Miles From Washington, D.c. In Northern Loudoun County, Miraculously Preserved In Time. A Village In Time, 1660-1990, Grew Out Of His Research Into The People Who Built And Lived In That Very House And Village. There, He Discovered That Historic Persons, He Met From Waterford, Also Knew Someone More Famous Outside The Village. In 1744, John Hough, The Grandfather Of Samuel Hough, Who Later Built His House, Left Bucks County, Pennsylvania And Settled In What Would Become The Town Of Waterford. As A Senior Surveyor For Lord Fairfax, John Hough Befriended And Mentored Young Surveyor George Washington, Who Then Forged His Military Career In The French And Indian War, Particularly In The Battle Of Braddock Heights About Twenty Miles From Waterford. Both Washington And Hough Were Visionaries, Who Became Partners In Attempting To Develop Water Access To The Mid-west Through Their Patowmack Canal Co. From The Above Introductory Words, Neil Gives An Intelligent Analysis On How The Structure Of The House Changed In Those Centuries. More Importantly, He Reveals, In 32 Flowing Chapters, Significant Historical Events Affecting Every Facet Of An Evolving Portrait Of Things Americana.--provided By Publisher.