| Description |
xii, 326 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Southern biography series |
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Southern biography series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-315) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface and acknowledgments -- The young Virginian -- The herald of empire -- The beginner of a war -- The hero in battle -- The frontier commander -- The triumphs of the colonel -- The colonel, Sally Fairfax, and Martha Custis -- The magnate of Mount Vernon -- The champion of American rights -- The commander in chief -- The general for independence -- The general in flight -- The hero of Delaware -- The defeated victor -- The general in a new year -- Washington in stalemate -- Washington in triumph -- The great man -- The president under the Constitution -- The president of a nation -- The president and the West -- Washington and the French Revolution -- The farewell of the president -- The farewell of the hero -- Bibliographical essay -- Index. |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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Washington, George, 1732-1799. (OCoLC)fst00178100
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Indexed Term |
Presidents United States Biography |
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Washington, George 1732-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
0807111538 |
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9780807111536 |
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0807121266 (pbk.) |
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9780807121269 (pbk.) |
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