The education of George Washington : how a forgotten book shaped the character of a hero
2014
923.173 W318waau 2014 MB
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Title
The education of George Washington : how a forgotten book shaped the character of a hero
Published
Washington, DC : Regnery History, 2014.
Description
344 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
923.173 W318waau 2014 MB
System Control No.
(OCoLC)854611738
Note
The author chronicles the influence of "A payegyrick to the memory of His Grace Frederick, late Duke of Schonberg" by Hippolyte du Chastelet de Luzancy (English-language version published in London in 1690) upon building the character of the young George Washington.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-335) and index.
Contents: "I cannot tell a lie" : the cherry tree story is true (but different from how you heard it) -- George Washington's religion : "the miraculous care of providence" -- George Washington's "strength," "vivacity," and "soundness of mind and body" -- George Washington's "affable, candid, and obliging nature" -- "His duty was his greatest passion" -- The coolest American -- "The most surprising dangers, never betray'd in him any fear" -- "Exact to the rules of civility, breeding, and all the accomplishments of men of quality" -- Commander in Chief -- From the Siege of Boston to the Crossing of the Delaware : George Washington's Fabian strategy keeps the American cause alive -- Valley Forge -- George Washington, Cincinnatus, and Bozo the Clown -- George leaves the presidency and the republic on a firm footing -- George Washington's fame.
Cincinnatus: p. 249-250, 253-254.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-335) and index.
Contents: "I cannot tell a lie" : the cherry tree story is true (but different from how you heard it) -- George Washington's religion : "the miraculous care of providence" -- George Washington's "strength," "vivacity," and "soundness of mind and body" -- George Washington's "affable, candid, and obliging nature" -- "His duty was his greatest passion" -- The coolest American -- "The most surprising dangers, never betray'd in him any fear" -- "Exact to the rules of civility, breeding, and all the accomplishments of men of quality" -- Commander in Chief -- From the Siege of Boston to the Crossing of the Delaware : George Washington's Fabian strategy keeps the American cause alive -- Valley Forge -- George Washington, Cincinnatus, and Bozo the Clown -- George leaves the presidency and the republic on a firm footing -- George Washington's fame.
Cincinnatus: p. 249-250, 253-254.
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