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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... Army. The Keith home, a two-story gray stone building, was covered with snow. Washington's officers, coming in and out of the Keith house, stamped their feet to loosen the powder from their boots and brushed the snow from their coats ...
... army, had been unluckily captured by the British on Friday the 13 when he foolishly stopped at a tavern in Basking ... army. Men were now reluctant to join the army or support the cause and leave their families. The commander fumed about ...
... army was top-heavy with officers from the larger eastern states, which angered their men, who were from other states. “[This] means that several deserving men could not have been provided for, had the utmost pains been used for the ...
... army was reflected in a note he wrote to himself. Balled up and found by a physician visiting him, it simply said: “Victory or death.” The general decided that his wing of the army would begin to cross the Delaware at twilight on the ...
... army and the revolution, espe- cially in New Jersey, where he desired to set up a winter camp. The army needed the support of the people. The crushing losses of late 1776 had eroded it. A second victory would rally them. The commander ...
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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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