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Carte Great and Good Man Jill Adair McCaughan

Great and Good Man

George Washington in the Eyes of His Contemporaries

Autor: Jill Adair McCaughan
Limbă: engleză
Legare: Carte broșată
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
Disponibilitate: În depozitul extern în cantități mici
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93.71 lei
A Great and Good Man presents a lively collection of contemporary letters, poems, addresses, and new...

Informații despre carte

Autor
Jill Adair McCaughan
Limbă
engleză
Legare
Carte - Carte broșată
Publicat
2007
Pagini
260
EAN
9780742559431
ISBN
0742559432
Enbook ID
04906858
Editura
Rowman & Littlefield
Greutate
390
Dimensiuni
153 x 230 x 20

Descriere completă

A Great and Good Man presents a lively collection of contemporary letters, poems, addresses, and newspaper reports that demonstrate the remarkable esteem in which Washington was held. Washington would become, after his death, a true symbol of the American republic. This selection of materials, many reprinted for the first time since the eighteenth century, shows that in his life Washington had already become the Father of his country and was acclaimed for his sense of honor, his heroism, and his wisdom. Dating from his farewell orders to the Continental Army in 1783 to his retirement from the executive office of the United States of America, the selections in this book illuminate the role that Washington played in the public imagination. His willing relinquishment of military authority in 1783 shocked the world, and set him on a path toward greater political glory as he presided over the Constitutional Convention and then became the first President of the country. Here we see Washington as he stood before and was addressed by the nation-praised by politicians, advised by foreigners, and lionized by citizens. In Washington's own letters and addresses we also glimpse the canny side of Washington, a man who was careful with his public image and was a shrewd gamesman in the political arena. By the time he took presidential office in 1789 few questioned his political acumen and national leaders were dependent on his leadership. The editors of A Great and Good Man have set the context for their carefully selected documents with insightful introductions; and their thorough index greatly enhances the accessibility of the material presented.

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