The New York Sun - This Presidents Day, Let Us Take Inspiration From Our Leaders\u2019 Hardships - Dean Karayanis\n\nJuly 15, 2019 -\xa0 Meet the "indispensable man" of the American Revolution, when he was just a hot-headed 22-year-old, growing into the shoes that laid down the footsteps for all future presidents to follow. Peter Stark brings the first face on Mount Rushmore to live in Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father. Peter Stark is an adventure writer and historian. He's a correspondent for Outside magazine, and you've seen his work in places like Smithsonian, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and Men's Journal.\n\nPeter Stark's His previous book, Astoria, was a finalist for a PEN USA literary award. You can find our guest at PeterStarkAuthor.com, @StarkAdventurer on Twitter, Facebook.com/PeterStarkAuthor, and @PeterStark_Adventure_Historian on Instagram.\n\nIf you're in the New York City area on July 31, 2019, Peter will appear at 7pm, as part of the New-York Historical Society's "Non-Fiction at the Bryant Park Reading Room" summer series. Join him there!