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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... head-on, army against army, a misguided strategy that he would soon have to correct. British troops at first overwhelmed the Americans at Brooklyn Heights, pushing them back toward the East River behind heavy cannon and musket fire. The ...
... heads of the Pennsylvania militias who had promised Washington that their men would already be in Philadelphia to defend the city against an attack by Howe's army were nowhere to be found . Worse still , the enlistment of most of the ...
... heads.” Washington ordered the leaders of any militia company in Pennsyl- vania he could find to march to Philadelphia. He told his officers to demand that local farmers sell the army the grain it needed to make bread to prevent the men ...
... head of his artillery for eighteen months . Knox was a huge man ; at six foot two , he was as tall as the commander - in - chief . But unlike the muscular Washington , Knox weighed 280 pounds , with little muscle . His body was ...
... head toward winter camp . An officer asked the men agreeing to the proposal to step forward as Washington rode to the side of the grounds near a creek to watch . No one moved . Frustrated and solemn , the general nudged his horse and ...
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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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