 Just an aside, in case you think that these stories are just myths and legends, I recommend you check out Ron Chernow's 2010 book, Washington and Life, regarded as the definitive full-scale biography of Washington in the past decade. It actually won the Pulitzer Prize and recounts these events as verified history. And that includes everything I just mentioned, the holes in Washington's coat, his immunity to bullets, and the Native American chief's account.