George Washington's War: The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American PresidencySourcebooks, Inc., 2005 M02 1 - 576 pages 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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... march. But he had only had about one thousand men, half the number that General Washington anticipated. Half of them were sick and unfit for combat. The British had cap- tured nearly all of the American cannon in New York. Now, as the ...
... 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 from starving. Everyone under his command was urged to use their personal powers of persuasion ...
... march through New Jersey under the cover of darkness and attack Tren- ton from two directions at dawn. At the same time, about one thousand men under General James Ewing would cross the river just below Trenton and march on the town ...
... march, they could reach Trenton before breakfast. It would still only be 8 A.M ., a full hour before his spies told him Colonel Rall would awaken. The storm might have caused Rall to cancel his evening patrols. The sentries outside the ...
... march was by his demeanor . “ I have never seen Washington as determined as he is now , " wrote Captain Rodney . The men were as focused as their leader . That new feeling was expressed a few days earlier , when they sensed that ...
Contents
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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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