George Washington : the wonder of the age / John Rhodehamel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rhodehamel, John H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States. Continental Army--History.

United States.

Washington, George, 1732-1799.

Washington, George.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"The only Washington biography you need."-Wall Street Journal 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. In this "crisply written, admirably concise, and never superficial" biography (Fergus M. Bordewich, Wall Street Journal) 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. Look Around You

2. Powerful Ambitions, Powerful Friends

3. War for North America

4. The Rise of George Washington

5. "Because We Are Americans"

6. Winter Soldier

7. Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth

8. The Great Man: Yorktown, Newburgh, and Annapolis

9. "The Destiny of Unborn Millions"

10. "On Untrodden Ground": The First Term

11. The Age of Passion: The Second Term

12. "The Debt Which All Must Pay"

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-332) and index.

ISBN:

9780300229899

0300229895

OCLC:

971528277