7 Leadership Lessons of the American Revolution : The Founding Fathers, Liberty, and the Struggle for Independence / John Antal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antal, John F., 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership--Case studies.

Leadership.

Founding Fathers of the United States--Biography.

Founding Fathers of the United States.

Heads of state--Biography.

Heads of state.

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

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Havertown, PA : Casemate Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is about leadership. It tells the dramatic story of seven defining leadership moments from the American Revolution. On these pages you learn about real people facing historic challenges and overcoming what reasonable observers believed were insurmountable odds. More reasonable people might have surrendered or given up. Many reasonable people did. These leaders, thankfully, were unreasonable for the cause of Liberty.The leadership skills told in these stories are timeless and telling. These leadership stories tell the story of the birth of the United States as well as providing case s

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Other Book; Dedication; PREFACE: Leadership, Liberty, and the American Revolution; 1 THE FIRST TEA PARTY: The Leadership of Samuel Adams; 2 IF WE WISH TO BE FREE: The Oratory of Patrick Henry; 3 A BOSTON BOOKSELLER: The Accomplishments of Henry Knox; 4 OUR LIVES, OUR FORTUNES, AND OUR SACRED HONOR: The Collaboration of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson; 5 VICTORY OR DEATH!: Washington at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton; 6 CHARGE BAYONETS!: Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens

7 THE GREAT DUTY I OWE MY COUNTRY: Washington at Newburgh, New York, 1783.8 EXCEPTIONALISM, LIBERTY, AND LEADERSHIP; APPENDIX A: Common Sense by Thomas Paine; APPENDIX B: The Declaration of Independence; APPENDIX C: The Crisis, December 23, 1776 by Thomas Paine; APPENDIX D: A Transcript of General George Washington's Letter to Congress on the Victory at Trenton; APPENDIX E: A Transcript of General George Washington's Report to Congress on the Victory at Princeton; APPENDIX F: General Washington's Speech to the Officers of the Army at Newburgh, New York

APPENDIX G: Timeline of the War for IndependenceBIBLIOGRAPHY; About The Author

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781612002033

161200203X

OCLC:

867929160