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Inventing George Washington
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Author : Edward G. Lengel
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2011-01-18
Inventing George Washington written by Edward G. Lengel and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-18 with History categories.
An entertaining and erudite history that offers a fresh look at America's first founding father, the creation of his legend, and what it means for our nation and ourselves George Washington's death on December 14, 1799, dealt a dreadful blow to public morale. For three decades, Americans had depended on his leadership to guide them through every trial. At the cusp of a new century, the fledgling nation, caught in another war (this time with its former ally France), desperately needed to believe that Washington was—and would continue to be—there for them. Thus began the extraordinary immortalization of this towering historical figure. In Inventing George Washington, historian Edward G. Lengel shows how the late president and war hero continued to serve his nation on two distinct levels. The public Washington evolved into an eternal symbol as Father of His Country, while the private man remained at the periphery of the national vision—always just out of reach—for successive generations yearning to know him as never before. Both images, public and private, were vital to perceptions Americans had of their nation and themselves. Yet over time, as Lengel shows, the contrasting and simultaneous urges to deify Washington and to understand him as a man have produced tensions that have played out in every generation. As some exalted him, others sought to bring him down to earth, creating a series of competing mythologies that depicted Washington as every sort of human being imaginable. Inventing George Washington explores these representations, shedding new light on this national emblem, our nation itself, and who we are.
The Invention Of George Washington
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Author : Paul K. Longmore
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 1999
The Invention Of George Washington written by Paul K. Longmore and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is a paper edition reprint of study originally published in 1988 by the U. of California Press. The title refers to the historical process by which Washington was made into a heroic myth by the American people, and also to discussion of Washington's own active role in the process--evidence of his strong talent, often overlooked, as a political actor. The author is a historian affiliated with San Francisco State University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Inventing A Nation
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Author : Gore Vidal
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-01
Inventing A Nation written by Gore Vidal and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with History categories.
This New York Times bestseller offers “an unblinking view of our national heroes by one who cherishes them, warts and all” (New York Review of Books). In Inventing a Nation, National Book Award winner Gore Vidal transports the reader into the minds, the living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls, and the salons of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and others. We come to know these men, through Vidal’s splendid prose, in ways we have not up to now—their opinions of each other, their worries about money, their concerns about creating a viable democracy. Vidal brings them to life at the key moments of decision in the birthing of our nation. He also illuminates the force and weight of the documents they wrote, the speeches they delivered, and the institutions of government by which we still live. More than two centuries later, America is still largely governed by the ideas championed by this triumvirate. The author of Burr and Lincoln, one of the master stylists of American literature and most acute observers of American life, turns his immense literary and historiographic talent to a portrait of these formidable men
A Brilliant Solution
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Author : Carol Berkin
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2002
A Brilliant Solution written by Carol Berkin and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Revisiting all the original documents and using her deep knowledge of eighteenth-century history and politics, Carol Berkin takes a fresh look at the men who framed the Constitution, the issues they faced, and the times they lived in. Berkin transports the reader into the hearts and minds of the founders, exposing their fears and their limited expectations of success.
Washington
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Author : Ron Chernow
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2010-12-02
Washington written by Ron Chernow and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The celebrated Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of America. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life, he carries the reader through Washington's troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian Wars, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention and his magnificent performance as America's first president. Despite the reverence his name inspires Washington remains a waxwork to many readers, worthy but dull, a laconic man of remarkable self-control. But in this groundbreaking work Chernow revises forever the uninspiring stereotype. He portrays Washington as a strapping, celebrated horseman, elegant dancer and tireless hunter, who guarded his emotional life with intriguing ferocity. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, he orchestrated their actions to help realise his vision for the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency. Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. This is a magisterial work from one of America's foremost writers and historians.
Inventing American History
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Author : William Hogeland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Inventing American History written by William Hogeland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
A historian's call to make the celebration of America's past more honest.
Inventing George Washington
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Author : Edward G. Lengel
language : en
Publisher: HarperPB
Release Date : 2012-01-17
Inventing George Washington written by Edward G. Lengel and has been published by HarperPB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-17 with History categories.
"Lengel's Washington is the archetypal American soldier--an amateur citizen in arms who struggles to learn an unfamiliar and demanding craft on the job....Outstanding." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Glorious StruggleEditor-in-Chief of the Washington Papers Project Edward G. Lengel delivers an entertaining and erudite history of America's Founding Father. In Inventing George Washington, a captivating counterpart to Lengel's General George Washington: A Military Life, the historian looks at Washington's life and writings, at the creation of his mythos, and at what his legacy means for our nation and ourselves.
George Washington S Journey
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Author : T.H. Breen
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-01-12
George Washington S Journey written by T.H. Breen and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Follows Washington's journey to each of the original thirteen states, during which he brought the government to the people and promoted the idea of a strong federal union.
Inventing The People The Rise Of Popular Sovereignty In England And America
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Author : Edmund S. Morgan
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 1989-09-17
Inventing The People The Rise Of Popular Sovereignty In England And America written by Edmund S. Morgan and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-09-17 with History categories.
Traces the origins of democratic government in England and the U.S. compares their approaches, and discusses elections and the philosophical background of political representation.