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Author Ellis, Joseph J.

Title His Excellency : George Washington / Joseph J. Ellis.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Alfred A. Knopf, c2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 FSCC Non-Fiction  973.4 Ell 2004    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xiv, 320 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Interior regions -- The strenuous squire -- First in war -- Destiny's child -- Introspective interlude -- First in peace -- Treatment.
Summary Drawing from the newly catalogued Washington papers at the University of Virginia, the author paints a full portrait of Washington's life and career in the context of eighteeenth-century America, richly detailing his private life and illustrating the ways in which it influenced his public persona.
Subject Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN 1400040310

 
    
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