George Washington
Subtitle: an interactive biography
By: by Rod Gragg
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Gretna
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781589808942
Subjects: Presidents; Generals; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: "First in the hearts of his countrymen": George Washington, the father of his country; title: "Everything about him suggested the commander": a challenging boyhood in Virginia; title: "I now exist . . . by the miraculous care of Providence": the wilderness frontier provides lessons in leadership; title: "He is a soldier . . . a warrior": planter, patriot, and commander-in-chief; title: "The sacred cause of my country": wartime defeat, retreat, and a bold counterattack; title: "A great and capital change": heartbreak, hope, and renewed determination at Valley Forge; title: "I wish to see my countrymen roused": defeat turns to triumph in the South; title: "The world turned upside down": victory at Yorktown; title: "I bade adieu to private life": life on the banks of the Potomac; title: "Long live George Washington, President of the United States! America's first president.