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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... delegate William Hooper to a friend at the end of November. As Washington marched across the state he had become dismayed at the feeble reaction of the people to the revolution. Many New Jerseyans, like other Americans, were as ...
... delegate to Congress who watched them as he packed his own bags to flee . " The enemy move rapidly this way,” wrote Congressional delegate William Hooper. “It was 6 George Washington's War.
... delegate William Hooper. “It was impossible for such a handful to make a stand against this superior force.” Businessman Robert Morris, sitting alone in Philadelphia as the last Con- gressional delegate in the city, watching the ...
... delegate to Congress was a partner in Willing and Morris, Philadelphia's leading mercantile busi- ness, which earned enormous profits in manufacturing, shipping, bank- ing, and assorted other enterprises. Morris was a financial genius ...
... delegate James Smith to his wife. An English journalist traveling in the colonies at the time, Nicholas Cresswell, said of the Americans now: “A few days ago, they had given up the cause for lost. Their late successes have turned the ...
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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