Inventing George Washington: America's Founder, in Myth and Memory

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Harper Collins, 18 jan. 2011 - 272 sidor
“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 Struggle

Editor-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.
 

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Washington Lives Dies and Is Reborn
1
Washington Turns a Profit
27
Washingtons Loves
50
Washingtons Visions
72
Washington Slept Here
106
Washington Debunked
140
The Indispensable Man
159
The Living Myth
182
Conclusion
211
Bibliography
217
Notes
225
Index
239
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Inventing George Washington: America's Founder, in Myth and Memory
Edward G. Lengel
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Om författaren (2011)

Edward G. Lengel is editor in chief of the Papers of George Washington and a professor at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books, including General George Washington and This Glorious Struggle. A lecturer on Washington and the Revolutionary War, Lengel is also a historical consultant, advising on such works as the History Channel's own comprehensive documentary. He is a frequent radio and television guest—appearing on C-SPAN, CBS, and NPR, among others—and is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines in the vein of military history and American heritage. He lives with his family in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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TitelInventing George Washington: America's Founder, in Myth and Memory
FörfattareEdward G. Lengel
UtgivareHarper Collins, 2011
ISBN0061875538, 9780061875533
Längd272 sidor
  
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