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George Washington in and as culture / edited by Kevin L. Cope ; with William S. Pederson and Frank Williams.
Van Pelt Library E312.17 .G346 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Influence.
- Washington, George.
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- United States.
- Politics and culture--United States.
- Politics and culture.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : AMS Press, [2001]
- Contents:
- Part I Mythic Figure, Culture Hero, Demigod
- George Washington, More than Man / Archie P. McDonald 3
- The Founding Father of the American Presidency / David E. Maas 11
- George Washington's Founding Vision and the American West / Marguerite R. Plummer 25
- Part II Icon and Counter-Icon
- Washington Crossing the Delaware: Navigating the Image(s) of the Hero / Mark Thistlethwaite 39
- How General George Outlived His Own Funeral Orations / Kevin L. Cope 65
- Shaved Monkeys, Sleepy Students, and Dangerous Kegs: Revolutionary War Humor and Satire / Dennis Minor 99
- George Washington in the Popular British Press, 1775-1784 / Murray L. Brown 107
- Part III Encountering Minority Cultures
- Brother, Destroyer, Father: George Washington's Legacy in Iroquoia / Edward D. Ragan 123
- "The Main Mean of their Political Management": George Washington and the Practice of Indian Trade in the Early Republic / David A. Nichols 143
- George Washington and Slavery / Arthur K. Steinberg 163
- Part IV The Curricula of Learned Statesmen
- A Curious Little Book: Francis Glass's Washingtonii Vita / Michael C. Mattek 179
- In the Shadow of Washington: Golda Meir, Duty, and the Call to Power / Norman Provizer 197
- Part V Recreations for Founders
- More than Just a Slave Holder? George Washington, Adolescents, and American Culture in the 1990s / Ron Briley 215
- George Washington as the Natural President / Henry B. Sirgo 239
- George Washington and Wellness / Ronald Byrd 249
- Benjamin Franklin's Humor and the American Revolution: An Explosion of Popular Satirical Techniques / Colby H. Kullman 269
- George Washington and the Art of Billiards / Tim R. Miller, Karen Fyke 279.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0404635385
- OCLC:
- 47109977
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