George Washington : the forge of experience (1732-1775)
- 390 páginas
- 14 horas de lectura
Recounts the first forty-three years of Washington's life and includes quotes from his letters, diaries, and documents
George WashingtonSerie
Esta extensa serie biográfica profundiza en la vida y la época de una de las figuras más cruciales de la historia estadounidense. Cada volumen cubre meticulosamente períodos cruciales de su carrera, desde su vida temprana hasta la Guerra Revolucionaria y su presidencia. La serie se basa en fuentes primarias como cartas y diarios para presentar un retrato complejo y matizado de su liderazgo y sus decisiones. Es una exploración cautivadora de la construcción de una nación a través de los ojos de su padre fundador.
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Considers the strengths and weaknesses of this civilian general whose hard-won military lessons won the American Revolution
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This book begins with Washington's return to Mount Vernon, a victorious, but exhausted soldier eagerly seeking the pleasures of a quiet country life. Free of heavy responsibilities, his character expands in genial, often unexpected ways. All too soon, however, the idyll is broken. This promises to be the biography of Washington that will best serve our generation.
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History has blinded us to the all-too-human character of George Washington; in doing so, it has blinded us to the true nature of his greatness. We have urgent need to know this man we call the Father of Our Country. And now, at last, James Thomas Flexner has given us the biography that fully meets our need.
