Washington myths cut down

We get an expert opinion on the myths surrounding this legendary man

Stephen Brumwell is a freelance writer and independent historian living in Amsterdam. His book, George Washington: Gentleman Warrior, won the 2013 George Washington Book Prize. He had wooden teeth George Washington was plagued with dental problems from his twenties, and by 1789, had just one of his own teeth remaining. He owned several sets of false teeth, but none was crafted from wood. Instead, Washington’s dentures incorporated a variety of materials – bone, ‘seahorse’, or hippopotamus ivory, and human teeth – fixed by lead, gold and metal wire. The belief that Washington’s false teeth were wooden probably originated in the brown-stained appearance of surviving examples – apparently owing to his fondness for port wine. He cut down a cherry tree and confessed to his father Perhaps the best known of…

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