George Washington's War: The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American PresidencySourcebooks, Inc., 2005年2月1日 - 576 頁 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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... officers, coming in and out of the Keith house, stamped their feet to loosen the powder from their boots and brushed the snow from their coats. On the first floor, two large fireplaces burned throughout the day and evening, providing ...
... officers about a private plan , later abandoned , to sell off his Virginia estate , Mount Vernon , and thus all of his assets and equipment , emptying his bank accounts to raise enough money to pay the soldiers to remain in the army ...
... officers, especially the field officers, should be appointed” and noted that his army was top-heavy with officers from the larger eastern states, which angered their men, who were from other states. “[This] means that several deserving ...
... officers, some of whom would become the founding fathers of the nation—such as Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War and Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Trea- sury (James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, was ...
... officers on numerous visits to supply them with meat and other farm produce . Now , when details on Hessian daily ... officer who separated his profes- sional and social life . Washington learned that Rall usually stayed up late and ...
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The Squire of Mount Vernon | 37 |
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 |