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George Washington : the wonder of the age

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  • 921 W318RH (OSH)

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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."

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