Patriot sage : George Washington and the American political tradition

Patriot sage : George Washington and the American political tradition

Wilmington, Del. : ISI Books, 1999.

xiv, 355 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

923.173 W318pat 1999 MB

(OCoLC)43316612

Contents: Today's indispensable man / Forrest McDonald -- "The western Cincinnatus" : Washington as farmer and soldier / Bruce S. Thornton and Victor Davis Hanson -- General Washington and the military strategy of the Revolution / Mackubin Owens -- George Washington and the standing oak / William B. Allen -- Washington and the origins of presidential power / Mark J. Rozell -- Foreign policy and the first commander in chief / Ryan J. Barilleaux -- The symbolic dimensions of the first presidency / Gary L. Gregg II -- Washington's farewell address and the form of the American regime / Virginia L. Arbery -- Making citizens : George Washington and the American character / Matthew Spalding -- "Our illustrious Washington" : the American imaging of George Washington / Mark Thistlethwaite -- George Washington and the religious impulse / John G. West, Jr. -- Eulogy on Washington : "First in the hearts of his countrymen" / John Marshall ; delivered December 26, 1799 by Representative Richard Henry Lee -- Afterword : the forgotten character of George Washington / Richard Brookhiser.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-339) and index.
L2001M97

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