George Washington's War: The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American PresidencySourcebooks, Inc., 2005 M02 1 - 576 páginas How a young general shaped a nation — a fascinating account of George Washington as he faced a war and came out as America's first president The American Revolution was won not on the battlefields, but through the mind of George Washington. One of America's founding fathers, Washington's story is one that influenced how our entire nation was built. A compulsively readable narrative and extensive history, George Washington's War illuminates how during the war's winter months the young general created a new model of leadership that became the model for the American presidency. Through hardships, loss, and the brutal conditions of war, Washington led his men with cunning and grace, demonstrating the strong and endearing qualities that led him to become America's most beloved patriot. |
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... American colonists. The numbers seemed overwhelming. By the end of the summer, there were, in fact, four thousand more British soldiers in New York than the entire popula- tion of Philadelphia, America's largest city. Washington, who ...
... Americans had been killed or captured in the New York campaign, one of the worst defeats in American military history. The British chased what was left of the Continental Army across the state. Fear of the British, with their long ...
The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American Presidency Bruce Chadwick. rapidly this way,” wrote ... America in the spring, bringing the total to more than sixty thousand—against some five thousand Americans. The leaders of the ...
... American Indians up and down the eastern coast of America; he begged them to refuse any British requests to fight alongside them against the Americans. There seemed to be no respite from the cold as the temperature remained below ...
... Americans had been spotted in row- boats during the daytime. Rall, certain the Americans forces were depleted, did not worry. Residents said that the American soldiers they had seen were incapable of attacking anyone and would probably ...
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The Army Will Die | 71 |
The Patriot King | 101 |
Rebuilding the Army | 137 |
The Armys War Machine | 171 |
Valley Forge | 193 |
The Angel of Death | 231 |
A Hero Turned Traitor | 367 |
The Great Slavery Debate | 403 |
Coup dEtat | 433 |
Cincinnatus | 447 |
I Do Solemnly Swear | 463 |
Acknowledgments | 501 |
Bibliography | 503 |
Notes | 513 |
The Fall From Grace | 253 |
A New American Army | 279 |
Starving to Death | 305 |
A War of Attrition and Ungrateful Hearts | 335 |
Index | 563 |
About the Author | 570 |
Back Cover | 587 |
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