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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... Pennsylvania, seven miles north. The snow continued to fall through mid-morning of the following day. It was accompanied by light winds and a brisk twenty-four–degree temperature. Winter had finally hit Trenton and Philadelphia. The ...
... Pennsylvania. In short, the conduct of the Jerseys has been most infamous. Instead of turning out to defend their country and affording aid to our army, they are making submission as fast as they can.” Washington's soldiers were in ...
... 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 men in his army ...
... Pennsylvania Lieutenant Charles Wilson Peale wrote, “over our shoetops.” The soggy ground made any troop or artillery movement by the Continentals nearly impossible as Cornwallis arrived on January 2. Washington had the British in front ...
... Pennsylvania Evening Post told his readers. Of the soldiers, an editor of Philadelphia's Freeman's Journal bragged: “The men behaved with the utmost bravery.” An editor at the ConnecticutJournal saw a crack in the British armor and ...
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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