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George Washington : a life in books /

"When it comes to the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton are generally singled out as the great minds of early America. Up until the present day, George Washington has never been taken seriously as an intellectual. Indeed, John Adams once snobbishly dismiss...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hayes, Kevin J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Meditations and Contemplations
  • Every Boy His Own Teacher
  • Exemplars
  • Travel Writing
  • The Journal of Major George Washington
  • A Memorial Containing a Summary View of Facts
  • Home and Garden
  • George Washington, Bibliographer
  • The Education of John Parke Custis
  • Revolutionary Pamphlets
  • Common Sense and Independence
  • A Green Baize Bookcase
  • Planning for Retirement
  • Haven of History
  • The Slave, the Quaker, and the Panopticon
  • Politics and the Picaresque
  • Presidential Patronage and the Development of American Literature
  • Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress
  • Farewell Address
  • Home at Last.