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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... cannon. Public support for the cause ran high in many of the states. The American revolutionary spirit reached its zenith on July 4, 1776, when members of the Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence. By that date ...
... cannon, all gathered at considerable expense to defeat the 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 ...
... cannon—and the tenacious Hessians—prompted thou- sands more soldiers to desert and go home as Washington and the army slowly made their way across the dirt highways of New Jersey. Entire companies of soldiers fled. Finally, on December ...
... cannon in New York. Now, as the snow fell, Washington could count only eighteen pieces of artillery. Many had wondered if the general would even make it across New Jersey. “I feel for Washington, that best of men,” wrote worried ...
... cannons and horses on boats would be difficult . Their passage across the river would be even more arduous . He knew , too , that getting the men across would be equally troublesome because the ice chunks would constantly hit the boats ...
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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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