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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... week after the Declaration of Independence had been signed, British general Henry Clinton left the coast of South Carolina with his troops in order to join forces at Staten Island with General Howe, who had brought nine thou- sand of ...
... weeks before, had dwindled to just five thousand men. The New York routes had been accompanied by news of the devastating defeat of American forces involved in an ill-planned inva- sion of Canada. One of the two other armies under ...
... weeks. And if they did survive the weather, the end of enlistment on December 31 would probably bring about its collapse. “You may as well attempt to stop the winds from blowing or the sun in its diurnals as stop the regi- ments from ...
... weeks . That time would give the army a chance to score one or more additional victories over the British and then head toward winter camp . An officer asked the men agreeing to the proposal to step forward as Washington rode to the ...
... week of March, in 1768, when the same weather patterns had plagued his farming. He had care- fully written: Mar. 22—Calm, clear and pleasant, snow melting fast. Mar. 23—Calm and cloudy, with a little rain in the morning. Mar. 24—Clear ...
Contenido
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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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