Book
George Washington : the wonder of the age
Publication Information
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Physical Description
353 pages ; 22 cm
Summary
As editor of the award-winning Library of America collection of George Washington's writings and a curator of the great man's original papers, John Rhodehamel has established himself as an authority of our nation's preeminent founding father. Rhodehamel examines George Washington as a public figure, arguing that the man--who first achieved fame in his early twenties--is inextricably bound to his mythic status. Solidly grounded in Washington's papers and exemplary in its brevity, this approachable biography is a superb introduction to the leader whose name has become synonymous with America.
Contents
- Look around you
- Powerful ambitions, powerful friends
- War for North America
- The rise of George Washington
- "Because we are Americans"
- Winter soldier
- Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth
- The great man : Yorktown, Newburgh, and Annapolis
- "The destiny of unborn millions"
- "On untrodden ground" : the first term
- The age of passion : the second term
- "The debt which all must pay."