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A long time ago, there was a young boy named George Washington. He had two older brothers. They were all very close. George often talked to his brothers about his dreams.

"I would like to be a sailor," George said. "Then I could go to many strange lands and see many wonderful things. And, one day, I might become the captain of a ship."

Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze (1851)

He was only fourteen years old. His older brothers thought it was a good id...