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"For most Americans, George Washington is more of a legend than a man - a face on our currency or an austere figure standing in a rowboat crossing the icy Delaware River. He was equally revered in his own time. At the helm of a country born of idealism and revolution, Washington reluctantly pla...

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Autor principal: Washington, George, 1732-1799
Otros Autores: Zall, Paul M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2003]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Quotations.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Archives.
Presidents.
Politics and government.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1809 > Sources.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783 > Sources.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809 > Sources.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783 > Sources.
Sources.
Quotations.
Biographies.
Archives.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: George Washington's Socratic Style
  • 1. Growing up Virginian, 1738-1752
  • 2. Confronting Human Nature in the Wild, October 1753-January 1754
  • 3. Finding Fame on the Frontier, May 1754-December 1758
  • 4. Planting Rebellion, January 1759-April 1775
  • 5. Waging War, 1775-1781
  • 6. A Farewell to Arms, 1781-1784
  • 7. Seeking Retirement, 1784-1786
  • 8. Becoming President, 1787-1789
  • 9. Creating the Presidency, 1789-1793
  • 10. Preserving the Presidency, 1793-1797
  • 11. Finding Peace, 4 March 1797-14 December 1799.

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