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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... Mount Vernon Chapter Three : The Army Will Die • .37 .71 Chapter Four : The Patriot King .101 Chapter Five : Rebuilding the Army .137 Chapter Six : The Army's War Machine .171 · “We are, during the winter, dreaming of Independence and ...
... Mount Vernon , and thus all of his assets and equipment , emptying his bank accounts to raise enough money to pay the soldiers to remain in the army . In an earlier letter to his cousin Lund , Washington said that he could not make a ...
... mounted his horse and attempted to rally his men. “My brave soldiers, advance!” he yelled, but his command was ineffective. He was shot as he waved his sword, and he fell from his horse, mortally wounded. Several Hessians scrambled ...
... mounted there like a rock while bullets whizzed through the air. Washington remained near the bridge to give his men some confidence. Later, he moved back. Dusk began to fall and Cornwallis decided against pursuing the Americans further ...
... to deal with a series of wintertime catastro- phes that would again threaten the existence of his army and with it the future of his new country. Chapter Two THE SQUIRE OF MOUNT VERNON “I can truly 36 George Washington's War.
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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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