George Washington Crossing the Delaware with a Gift Bag of Socks for His Mom
George Washington Crossing the Delaware with a Gift Bag of Socks for His Mom Most historians would probably disagree with me on this, but George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River depicted in a famous painting (I think it was actually a paint-by-number!) was not about getting to the other side – New Jersey – to attack a group of Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War in 1776. No, he was actually trying to get across the river to surprise his mom with a gift bag from SammySocks Etc. This has just now come to light thanks to a recently discovered first draft of the painting (paint-by-number?) by the artist that has been hidden away in...
