George Washington's America
Subtitle: a biography through his maps
By: by Barnet Schecter.
Edition: 1st u.s. ed.
Publisher: Walker & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780802717481
Subjects: Washington, George, -- 1732-1799; Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Map collections; Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Knowledge -- Geography; George Washington atlas; Generals -- United States -- Biography; Presidents -- United States -- Biography; United States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; United States -- History -- 1783-1815
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: An atlas tells a life story; title: Virginia, Barbados, and the Ohio country; title: From the Monongahela to Massachusetts Bay; title: The siege of Boston; title: The American invasion of Canada; title: From the Hudson to Philadelphia and back; title: The war in the South; title: After the Revolution- uniting an expanding nation; title: President Washington; title: Retirement; title: Appendix: Contents of the Yale George Washington atlas.