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Author : Albert Marrin
Release : 2003
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 687/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis George Washington & the Founding of a Nation by : Albert Marrin
Download or read book George Washington & the Founding of a Nation written by Albert Marrin. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly readable & fast-paced account of the life and times of George Washington.
Author : Albert Marrin
Release : 2003-02-24
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Book Rating : 217/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis George Washington and the Founding of a Nation by : Albert Marrin
Download or read book George Washington and the Founding of a Nation written by Albert Marrin. This book was released on 2003-02-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pretty Birds
Author : David O. Stewart
Release : 2022-02-08
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 004/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis George Washington by : David O. Stewart
Download or read book George Washington written by David O. Stewart. This book was released on 2022-02-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and illuminating account of how George Washington became the dominant force in the creation of the United States of America, from award-winning author David O. Stewart “An outstanding biography . . . [George Washington] has a narrative drive such a life deserves.”—The Wall Street Journal Washington's rise constitutes one of the greatest self-reinventions in history. In his mid-twenties, this third son of a modest Virginia planter had ruined his own military career thanks to an outrageous ego. But by his mid-forties, that headstrong, unwise young man had evolved into an unassailable leader chosen as the commander in chief of the fledgling Continental Army. By his mid-fifties, he was unanimously elected the nation's first president. How did Washington emerge from the wilderness to become the central founder of the United States of America? In this remarkable new portrait, award-winning historian David O. Stewart unveils the political education that made Washington a master politician—and America's most essential leader. From Virginia's House of Burgesses, where Washington mastered the craft and timing of a practicing politician, to his management of local government as a justice of the Fairfax County Court to his eventual role in the Second Continental Congress and his grueling generalship in the American Revolution, Washington perfected the art of governing and service, earned trust, and built bridges. The lessons in leadership he absorbed along the way would be invaluable during the early years of the republic as he fought to unify the new nation.
Author : Albert Marrin
Release : 2003-01-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 118/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis George Washington and the Founding of a Nation by : Albert Marrin
Download or read book George Washington and the Founding of a Nation written by Albert Marrin. This book was released on 2003-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life, times, and diverse accomplishments of this great American hero.
Author : Matthew R. Costello
Release : 2021-12-03
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 367/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Property of the Nation by : Matthew R. Costello
Download or read book The Property of the Nation written by Matthew R. Costello. This book was released on 2021-12-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Washington was an affluent slave owner who believed that republicanism and social hierarchy were vital to the young country’s survival. And yet, he remains largely free of the “elitist” label affixed to his contemporaries, as Washington evolved in public memory during the nineteenth century into a man of the common people, the father of democracy. This memory, we learn in The Property of the Nation, was a deliberately constructed image, shaped and reshaped over time, generally in service of one cause or another. Matthew R. Costello traces this process through the story of Washington’s tomb, whose history and popularity reflect the building of a memory of America’s first president—of, by, and for the American people. Washington’s resting place at his beloved Mount Vernon estate was at times as contested as his iconic image; and in Costello’s telling, the many attempts to move the first president’s bodily remains offer greater insight to the issue of memory and hero worship in early America. While describing the efforts of politicians, business owners, artists, and storytellers to define, influence, and profit from the memory of Washington at Mount Vernon, this book’s main focus is the memory-making process that took place among American citizens. As public access to the tomb increased over time, more and more ordinary Americans were drawn to Mount Vernon, and their participation in this nationalistic ritual helped further democratize Washington in the popular imagination. Shifting our attention from official days of commemoration and publicly orchestrated events to spontaneous visits by citizens, Costello’s book clearly demonstrates in compelling detail how the memory of George Washington slowly but surely became The Property of the Nation.
