George Washington
Subtitle: the wonder of the age
By: John Rhodehamel
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780300219975
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Politics and government; Generals; Presidents; United States; United States. Continental Army; American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668; Biography; History
Other titles: Wonder of the age
Description: "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"--Google Books.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-332) and index.
Table of contents: title: Look around you; title: Powerful ambitions, powerful friends; title: War for North America; title: The rise of George Washington; title: "Because we are Americans"; title: Winter soldier; title: Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth; title: The great man : Yorktown, Newburgh, and Annapolis; title: "The destiny of unborn millions"; title: "On untrodden ground" : the first term; title: The age of passion : the second term; title: "The debt which all must pay".