Author: Loring BrentPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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The Return of George Washington, Etc
Author: Loring BrentThe Return of George Washington, Etc
Author: Loring BRENT (pseud.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Return of George Washington
Author: Edward J. LarsonPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062248693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An elegantly written account of leadership at the most pivotal moment in American history" (Philadelphia Inquirer): Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson reveals how George Washington saved the United States by coming out of retirement to lead the Constitutional Convention and serve as our first president. After leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, George Washington shocked the world: he retired. In December 1783, General Washington, the most powerful man in the country, stepped down as Commander in Chief and returned to private life at Mount Vernon. Yet as Washington contentedly grew his estate, the fledgling American experiment floundered. Under the Articles of Confederation, the weak central government was unable to raise revenue to pay its debts or reach a consensus on national policy. The states bickered and grew apart. When a Constitutional Convention was established to address these problems, its chances of success were slim. Jefferson, Madison, and the other Founding Fathers realized that only one man could unite the fractious states: George Washington. Reluctant, but duty-bound, Washington rode to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to preside over the Convention. Although Washington is often overlooked in most accounts of the period, this masterful new history from Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward J. Larson brilliantly uncovers Washington’s vital role in shaping the Convention—and shows how it was only with Washington’s support and his willingness to serve as President that the states were brought together and ratified the Constitution, thereby saving the country.
The Education of George Washington
Author: Austin WashingtonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 162157220X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
George Washington—a man of honor, bravery and leadership. He is known as America’s first President, a great general, and a humble gentleman, but how did he become this man of stature? The Education of George Washington answers this question with a new discovery about his past and the surprising book that shaped him. Who better to unearth them than George Washington’s great-nephew, Austin Washington? Most Washington fans have heard of “The Rules of Civility” and learned that this guided our first President. But that’s not the book that truly made George Washington who he was. In The Education of George Washington, Austin Washington reveals the secret that he discovered about Washington’s past that explains his true model for conduct, honor, and leadership—an example that we could all use. The Education of George Washington also includes a complete facsimile of the forgotten book that changed George Washington's life.
George Washington
Author: Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
ISBN: 9780516274751
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An introduction to the life of George Washington, a brave man and good military leader who became the nation's first president.
The Return of George Washington
Author: Loring BrentThe Farewell Address of George Washington
Author: George WashingtonPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
George Washington
Author: George WashingtonPublisher: Liberty Fund
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Based almost entirely on materials reproduced from: The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799 / John C. Fitzpatrick, editor. Includes indexes.
The Return of George Washington
Author: Gil HudsonGeorge Washington Remembers
Author: George WashingtonPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742533721
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
"George Washington Remembers makes this very personal and little-known document available for the first time and offers a glimpse of Washington in a self-reflective mood - a side of the man seldom seen in his other writings.