George Washington (eBook)

A Life

Woodrow Wilson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
464 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82068-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A president-to-be chronicles the life of the first Chief Executive in this illustrated biography. Woodrow Wilson profiles Washington's rise to leadership, providing a fascinating portrait of colonial America along the way.

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A president-to-be chronicles the life and times of the historic first Chief Executive in this insightful biography. Before his entry into politics, Woodrow Wilson was a noted educator and historian, and his erudition shines in this fascinating profile of George Washington's rise to leadership. Wilson traces the iconic figure's path from his birth in a tranquil settlement through his explosive military career and precedent-setting administration, providing a fascinating portrait of colonial America along the way. "e;Bred a gentleman and man of honor in the free school of Virginian society,"e; Washington came of age with the first stir of revolutionary events. His training as a surveyor made him an expert woodsman and hardy traveler, qualities that served him well during his rough apprenticeship in the French and Indian War. At the age of 44, the Revolution found him an experienced commander who organized and trained the army in addition to fighting in its battles and serving as a symbol of organized resistance. After his selfless resignation of power upon achieving victory, Washington was compelled to take on a task even harder than those of wartime: the formation of a unified national government. This edition of Wilson's scholarly yet readable biography is splendidly illustrated with portraits and maps as well as illustrations by Howard Pyle, among others, who collaborated closely with the author on depictions of episodes from Washington's extraordinary life.

Autor

In addition to his renown as the twenty-eighth President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) was a noted scholar who taught ancient Greek and Roman history at Bryn Mawr College and Wesleyan University before serving as President of Princeton University. His other works include the five-volume History of the American People, published in 1902.

Inhalt

I. In Washington's DayII. A Virginian BreedingIII. Colonel WashingtonIV. Mount Vernon DaysV. The Heat of PoliticsVI. Piloting a RevolutionVII. General WashingtonVIII. The Stress of VictoryIX. First in PeaceX. The First President of the United StatesIndex   

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Gewicht: 660 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Schlagworte: 18th Century History • American History • American Revolution • Articles of Confederation • battles • biographical • Biography • Colonial Period • colonial virginia • commander and chief • commander in chief • Early American History • Fighting • Fights • first chief executive • first president • Founding Fathers • French and Indian War • General • Historical • History • illustrated biography • Ken Burns • Non-fiction • Nonfiction • PBS series • Political • Politics • portrait of colonial america • presidents & heads of state • presidents and heads of state • revolutionaries, • Revolutionary War • revolutionary war general • revolutionary war strategist • scholarly but readable • signer of declaration of independence • surveyor • unified national government • united states president
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82068-8 / 0486820688
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82068-2 / 9780486820682