George Washington : the forge of experience (1732-1775)
- 390pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
Recounts the first forty-three years of Washington's life and includes quotes from his letters, diaries, and documents
Questa vasta serie biografica approfondisce la vita e i tempi di una delle figure più cruciali della storia americana. Ogni volume copre meticolosamente periodi cruciali della sua carriera, dalla sua vita iniziale attraverso la Guerra Rivoluzionaria fino alla sua presidenza. La serie attinge a fonti primarie come lettere e diari per presentare un ritratto complesso e sfumato della sua leadership e delle sue decisioni. È un'esplorazione accattivante della costruzione della nazione attraverso gli occhi del suo padre fondatore.




Recounts the first forty-three years of Washington's life and includes quotes from his letters, diaries, and documents
Considers the strengths and weaknesses of this civilian general whose hard-won military lessons won the American Revolution
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.
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.