George Washington : the wonder of the age
John Rhodehamel
Bok Engelsk 2017 · Biografier
Omfang | 353 sider
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Opplysninger | Look around you -- Powerful ambitions, powerful friends -- War for North America -- The rise of George Washington -- "Because we are Americans" -- Winter soldier -- Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth -- The great man : Yorktown, Newburgh, and Annapolis -- "The destiny of unborn millions" -- "On untrodden ground" : the first term -- The age of passion : the second term -- "The debt which all must pay".. - "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
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Emner | Washington, George , 1732-1799 : (NO-TrBIB)90137110
Generals - United States Presidents - United States Politikere : HUME07520 Presidenter : HUME07325 |
Sjanger | Biografier : HUME01057
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ISBN | 9780300219975 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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