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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... joined the Continental Army, deter- mined to free the thirteen colonies from the yoke of what they consid- ered unacceptable British oppression. The army, funded by the new Continental Congress, had the emotional support of many of the ...
... joined him. Together, they had assembled thirty-two thousand men—a quarter of them Hessian auxiliaries—along with one hundred and thirty warships and transports, twenty frigates, and more than three hundred cannon, all gathered at ...
... joining the fight right after Tren- ton, and on New Year's Eve Washington would issue a general call to all men in New Jersey to join the volunteer units. Another victory over the British would reinforce the idea that the Americans ...
... joined by a newly arrived New Eng- land regiment of some 500 men (American regiments were supposed to number 790 men, but usually varied between 350 and 600). Washington then rode up to the front of the men and led a charge against 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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