George Washington's War: The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American PresidencySourcebooks, 2004 - 569 pages Based on 1,500 primary sources, Chadwick presents a fresh new biography of George Washington (1732-99), first president of the USA A gripping narrative that concentrates on Washington's spellbinding Revolutionary years Chadwick contends that George Washington became the great leader he was, not through the military campaigns of the American Revolution - there were nine major battles, and the Americans lost six of them - but through the winter months when he and his army were ensconced in Morristown, and later Valley Forge. Here he simultaneously created a military force, dealt with Congress and the emerging states, held the British at bay, and in effect, created a nation. He served the role of President of the United States during the four years of the Revolution before he was in fact elected to that office. |
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Page 132
... aides had been dramatically reduced . He only had two experienced aides , Tench Tilghman and John Fitzgerald , to help him . In late February , he had dispatched Caleb Gibbs , head of his guard and an aide who handled administrative ...
... aides had been dramatically reduced . He only had two experienced aides , Tench Tilghman and John Fitzgerald , to help him . In late February , he had dispatched Caleb Gibbs , head of his guard and an aide who handled administrative ...
Page 134
... aides even dis- cussed the problems of holding Washington's funeral in the snow . It is unknown how many men were aware that Washington was very close to death . His aides sent dispatches to only a few key mili- tary and political ...
... aides even dis- cussed the problems of holding Washington's funeral in the snow . It is unknown how many men were aware that Washington was very close to death . His aides sent dispatches to only a few key mili- tary and political ...
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... aide . The second floor of the small house contained a fifteen - foot by fifteen - foot bedroom for the commander - in - chief and his wife , when she arrived . The aides slept in two tiny rooms at the front of the building . They used ...
... aide . The second floor of the small house contained a fifteen - foot by fifteen - foot bedroom for the commander - in - chief and his wife , when she arrived . The aides slept in two tiny rooms at the front of the building . They used ...
Contents
Christmas 1776 | 1 |
The Squire of Mount Vernon | 37 |
The Army Will Die | 71 |
Copyright | |
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