At the Springs with GeorgeGeorge Washington's life & adventures in Berkeley Springs & nearby West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland & Pennsylvania,partly told in his own wordsDid young George discover "Ye Fam'd Warm Springs"?Did he survey and design the Town of Bath around the Springs?Was Berkeley Springs the first Summer White House?What was his household like and who did he meet here?The answers - and much more - are in these well-illustrated pages.From his days as a teenaged surveyor along the Potomac & Cacapon rivers. through the hard-fought battles of the French & Indian War and the Revolution. until he was the most famous man in the new United States of America. Washington always kept this area in his heart and mind.Here's the real story of George Washington and his love affair with Berkeley Springs and the surrounding region.ABOUT THE AUTHORJohn Douglas was longtime editor of The Morgan Messenger in Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

and The Hancock News in Hancock, Md. His work and family ties led him to explore the area's history and legends in addition to local headlines. He is also the author of A Fog of Ghosts: Haunted Tales & Odd Pieces as well as three mystery novels set in the Alleghenies. A native of Cumberland, Md., he has frequently written about American music and mountain lore.