Title: The great experiment : George Washington and the American Republic /
Authors: Rhodehamel, John H.; Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery; Gilder Lehrman Collection (Pierpont Morgan Library); Pierpont Morgan Library.
Publisher: Yale University Press ; Huntington Library,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Washington, George, Exhibitions.; United States. Biography Exhibitions.; Presidents United States Biography Exhibitions.; Generals United States Biography Exhibitions.; United States Politics and government Exhibitions.; United States History Exhibitions.
Abstract: To most Americans, George Washington is a remote figured encased in myth, more a monument than a man. This book brings him vividly to life once again--a man who was born a loyal subject of the British Crown and became the leader of a radical revolution, a victorious military leader who relinquished the trappings of power to return to farming, a reluctant statesman who forged the institutions of a popular government that have endured for two centuries. The text is enhanced by illustrations that reproduce an array of original documents, contemporary portraits, artifacts, and personal memorabilia of Washington and her family.--From publisher description.
Contents: Foreword / Gordon S. Wood -- A note from the Directory / David S. Zeidberg -- George Washington chronology -- The great experiment : prologue -- Powerful ambitions, powerful friends -- War for North America -- Potomac planter -- "Because we are Americans" -- Winter soldier -- The great man : Yorktown, Newburgh, and Annapolis -- First citizen -- "The fate of unborn millions" -- President -- Farewell -- Exhibition checklist -- Suggested reading.