num_pages: 352
description: Documents the ways in which George Washington's words, image, and mythology shaped America's fledgling republic and feelings of nationalism throughout the first fifty years after the Revolutionary War, offering insight into the pivotal role played by slavery issues. 30,000 first printing.
language: English
title: In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, and the Making of a Nation
titlecomplete: In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, and the Making of a Nation
genres: American History, Biography, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 92
publisher: Penguin Press HC, The