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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... soldiers in New York than the entire popula- tion of Philadelphia, America's largest city. Washington, who left Boston for New York earlier that year, spent the summer organizing his own defenses across Long Island, in forts along the ...
... soldiers and hundreds of cannon—and the tenacious Hessians—prompted thou- sands more soldiers to desert and go home as Washington and the army slowly made their way across the dirt highways of New Jersey. Entire companies of soldiers ...
... soldiers were in tatters. There was no new clothing to replace their dirty and ripped uniforms. Some, particularly those in the militia, substituted their own jackets, shirts, and breeches. Following the westward Delaware crossing, men ...
... soldiers in camp were getting sicker by the day from jaundice , dysentery , and other ailments . Primitive medical treatments of the era did little to help them . Just before Christmas , aides told Washington that nearly 1,200 of the ...
... soldiers grumbled that Rall was prouder of the military band he liked to lead on parade than his troops . Washington learned , too , from Honey- man , that his soldiers worried about how Rall would act under pressure . Wiederholt , who ...
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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