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Author : James Thomas Flexner
Publisher :
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 14,45 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Biography as a literary form
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Author : David A. Adler
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 27,56 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1430130423
"A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb facts." - AudioFile Magazine
Author : Matthew R. Costello
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 32,32 MB
Release : 2021-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0700633367
George Washington was an affluent slave owner who believed that republicanism and social hierarchy were vital to the young country’s survival. And yet, he remains largely free of the “elitist” label affixed to his contemporaries, as Washington evolved in public memory during the nineteenth century into a man of the common people, the father of democracy. This memory, we learn in The Property of the Nation, was a deliberately constructed image, shaped and reshaped over time, generally in service of one cause or another. Matthew R. Costello traces this process through the story of Washington’s tomb, whose history and popularity reflect the building of a memory of America’s first president—of, by, and for the American people. Washington’s resting place at his beloved Mount Vernon estate was at times as contested as his iconic image; and in Costello’s telling, the many attempts to move the first president’s bodily remains offer greater insight to the issue of memory and hero worship in early America. While describing the efforts of politicians, business owners, artists, and storytellers to define, influence, and profit from the memory of Washington at Mount Vernon, this book’s main focus is the memory-making process that took place among American citizens. As public access to the tomb increased over time, more and more ordinary Americans were drawn to Mount Vernon, and their participation in this nationalistic ritual helped further democratize Washington in the popular imagination. Shifting our attention from official days of commemoration and publicly orchestrated events to spontaneous visits by citizens, Costello’s book clearly demonstrates in compelling detail how the memory of George Washington slowly but surely became The Property of the Nation.
Author : Washington Irving
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 47,71 MB
Release : 2023-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368361007
Reproduction of the original.
Author : Alexis Coe
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 24,94 MB
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0735224129
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book….Coe examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor… [You Never Forget Your First] is an accessible look at a president who always finishes in the first ranks of our leaders.” —Boston Globe Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first--and finds he is not quite the man we remember Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an international incident, and never backed down--even when his dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle. But after he married Martha, everything changed. Washington became the kind of man who named his dog Sweetlips and hated to leave home. He took up arms against the British only when there was no other way, though he lost more battles than he won. After an unlikely victory in the Revolutionary War cast him as the nation's hero, he was desperate to retire, but the founders pressured him into the presidency--twice. When he retired years later, no one talked him out of it. He left the highest office heartbroken over the partisan nightmare his backstabbing cabinet had created. Back on his plantation, the man who fought for liberty must confront his greatest hypocrisy--what to do with the men, women, and children he owns--before he succumbs to death. With irresistible style and warm humor, You Never Forget Your First combines rigorous research and lively storytelling that will have readers--including those who thought presidential biographies were just for dads--inhaling every page.
Author : Paul K. Longmore
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 24,61 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813918723
This is a paper edition reprint of study originally published in 1988 by the U. of California Press. The title refers to the historical process by which Washington was made into a heroic myth by the American people, and also to discussion of Washington's own active role in the process--evidence of his strong talent, often overlooked, as a political actor. The author is a historian affiliated with San Francisco State University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Presidents
ISBN :
This supplement to the television series offers trivia and facts about Washington's personal life and public service. A summary of the contents of the television segment is offered, as well as links to related materials.
Author : Edward G. Lengel
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,67 MB
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0061875538
An entertaining and erudite history that offers a fresh look at America's first founding father, the creation of his legend, and what it means for our nation and ourselves George Washington's death on December 14, 1799, dealt a dreadful blow to public morale. For three decades, Americans had depended on his leadership to guide them through every trial. At the cusp of a new century, the fledgling nation, caught in another war (this time with its former ally France), desperately needed to believe that Washington was—and would continue to be—there for them. Thus began the extraordinary immortalization of this towering historical figure. In Inventing George Washington, historian Edward G. Lengel shows how the late president and war hero continued to serve his nation on two distinct levels. The public Washington evolved into an eternal symbol as Father of His Country, while the private man remained at the periphery of the national vision—always just out of reach—for successive generations yearning to know him as never before. Both images, public and private, were vital to perceptions Americans had of their nation and themselves. Yet over time, as Lengel shows, the contrasting and simultaneous urges to deify Washington and to understand him as a man have produced tensions that have played out in every generation. As some exalted him, others sought to bring him down to earth, creating a series of competing mythologies that depicted Washington as every sort of human being imaginable. Inventing George Washington explores these representations, shedding new light on this national emblem, our nation itself, and who we are.
Author : Austin Washington
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 38,40 MB
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 162157220X
George Washington—a man of honor, bravery and leadership. He is known as America’s first President, a great general, and a humble gentleman, but how did he become this man of stature? The Education of George Washington answers this question with a new discovery about his past and the surprising book that shaped him. Who better to unearth them than George Washington’s great-nephew, Austin Washington? Most Washington fans have heard of “The Rules of Civility” and learned that this guided our first President. But that’s not the book that truly made George Washington who he was. In The Education of George Washington, Austin Washington reveals the secret that he discovered about Washington’s past that explains his true model for conduct, honor, and leadership—an example that we could all use. The Education of George Washington also includes a complete facsimile of the forgotten book that changed George Washington's life.
Author : Mary Calvi
Publisher : Thorndike Press Large Print
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,44 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781432865450
Did unrequited love spark a flame that ignited a cause that became the American Revolution? Crafted from hundreds of letters, witness accounts, and journal entries, Mary Calvi's debut novel explores George Washington's relationship with New York heiress Mary Philipse. Dramatic portraits capture Washington on the precipice of greatness and his ravishing Mary, whose beauty and refinement disguise a complex inner struggle. Dear George, Dear Mary reveals how Washington's bitter resentment of the British was established nearly two decades before the American Revolution, and unveils a deception long hidden from the world.