The Life of Washington: A New Edition with Primary Documents and Introduction by Peter S. Onuf

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M.E. Sharpe, 1996年3月5日
Weems's Life of Washington was one of the first great bestsellers in American literature. Washington, you know is gone, wrote Mason Locke Weems to Philadelphia publisher Mathew Carey, and millions are gaping to read something about him. In responding to this market, Weems played an essential role in fabricating the image of Washington that has since dominated the American historical imagination and which, in its time, secured everlasting fame for the father of our country.

This edition includes an introduction by Peter S. Onuf and documents from Washington's career that provide valuable insight into the construction of American national identity and that throw a provocative light on the mythmaking in which Weems engaged in writing one of the most enduring biographies in American folklore.

 

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II
xxi
III
8
IV
13
V
17
VI
21
VII
31
VIII
39
X
74
XI
97
The Death of Washington
126
XIII Character of Washington
133
Washingtons Character Continued His Benevolence
145
Washingtons Character Continued His Industry
158
Washingtons Character Continued His Patriotism
167
Related Documents
177

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