Washington's general : Nathanael Greene and the triumph of the American Revolution / Terry Golway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golway, Terry, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786.

Greene, Nathanael.

United States. Continental Army--Biography.

United States.

United States. Continental Army.

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 355 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt, 2005.

Summary:

Nathanael Greene is a Revolutionary War hero who has been lost to history. Golway examines how an overlooked Quaker from Rhode Island won the Revolutionary War's crucial southern campaign and helped to set up the final victory of American independence at Yorktown.

Contents:

1 The Quaker General 1

2 A Downright Democracy 12

3 The Making of a Rebel 32

4 An Uncommon Degree of Zeal 48

5 The Dark Part of Night 77

6 Victory or Death 107

7 The Cries of the People 134

8 Low Intrigue 154

9 "It Wounds My Feelings" 178

10 "O, This War!" 202

11 "The Prospect Is Dismal" 231

12 Victory 263

13 Forging a Nation 289

14 Unfinished Business 307.

Notes:

"A John Macrae book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-342) and index.

ISBN:

0805070664

OCLC:

55220273