George Washington : the forge of experience, 1732-1775

George Washington : the forge of experience, 1732-1775

[1st ed.]

Boston Little, Brown 1965

x, 390 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports., facsim. ; 25 cm.

923.173 W318flex 1965 MB v. 1

(OCoLC)00426484

Maps on lining papers.|Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-377) and index.|A biography of America's first President from birth to the beginning of the Revolutionary War, portraying the personal qualities which contributed to his greatness.|Contents: I. A self-made man. Birth of a hero -- Termagant and brother -- A Fairfax world -- Surveyor's wages -- Death and a beckoning mission -- II. War in the wilderness. Forest adventure -- Triggering the seven years' war -- Defeat and perhaps disgrace -- In and out of the Army -- Nightmare -- Commander in Chief of what -- Hysteria -- Washington turns to the crown -- To death's door -- Adventures of the heart -- Wrong road to victory -- III. True happiness. Domestic enjoyments -- Country squire -- Children not his own -- British debts versus American markets -- Eyes West -- IV. Road to revolution. Dragon's teeth -- The sucking vortex -- A dreadful trust -- V. Appendix. Washington's farewell to his officers, French and Indian War.|78.15.409

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