Mason Locke Weems
Mason Locke Weems, usually referred to as Parson Weems, was an American minister, evangelical bookseller and author who wrote the first biography of George Washington immediately after his death. Some popular stories about Washington thought during the 20th century to be apocryphal can be traced to Weems, including the cherry tree tale. Weems' biography of Washington was a bestseller that depicted Washington's virtues and was intended to provide morally instructive tales for the youth of the young nation.
Books
McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader
1857
ISBN 9780471288923
Hymen's recruiting sergeant, or, The maid and bachelor's friend ..
1799
ISBN 9781020667558
The philanthropist; or, A good twelve cents worth of political love powder, for the fair daughters and patriotic sons of America
1799
ISBN 9780781299190
The life of Washington
1800
ISBN 9780343698362
God's revenge against murder, or, The drown'd wife of Stephens's Creek
1807
ISBN 9781378619377
God's revenge against gambling
1810
ISBN 9780781299244
The drunkard's looking glass, reflecting a faithful likeness of the drunkard in sundry very interesting attitudes
1812
ISBN 9780781299251
The life of General Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer, in the revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia
1814
ISBN 9780342456376
God's revenge against adultery
1815
ISBN 9781022207004
The life of William Penn
1822
ISBN 9780343170493
The bad wife's looking glass
1823
ISBN 9780781299305
Life of Washington
2015
ISBN 9781322982250
Life of Benjamin Franklin
2015
ISBN 9781507526675