Happy birthday, George Washington! First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.
Here’s an overture, “McKonkey’s Ferry,” subtitled “Washington in Trenton” by Trenton’s own George Antheil. Curious that a local boy would spell McConkey with two “K”s!
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