George Washington (American Statesman): 1 - Softcover

Lodge, Henry Cabot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581824157 ISBN 13: 9781581824155

Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Originally published in 1889, George Washington is the first volume in a series of biographies of the Founding Fathers and succeeding generations of like-minded Americans to be reissued. This is a welcome opportunity to remind this generation of leaders of the great story of liberty. In an age when politicians abound but statesmen are all too rare, Henry Cabot Lodge's portrayal of Washington is timelier than ever. According to the majority of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century historians, the most remarkable event during America's founding era did not take place on battlefields, during the course of the great constitutional debates, or in the midst of diplomatic negotiations with European powers. It occurred instead when the field commander of the Continental army--Gen. George Washington--surrendered his commission to congressional authorities at Annapolis in a humble demonstration of what it means to be a leader who serves the nation instead of himself. At the time, Washington was the idol of the country and his soldiers. The army was unpaid, and the veteran troops, well-armed and fresh from their victory at Yorktown, were eager to have him take control of the disordered country. Some wanted to make him a king. Others thought to make him a dictator--like Cromwell had been a century earlier in England. It was clear to all that Washington was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.""""

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About the Author:

Henry Cabot Lodge (1850 1924) was a Republican senator and historian from Massachusetts. He is best known for his positions on foreign policy, especially his battle with President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 over the Treaty of Versailles. He graduated from Harvard College and was the first student to graduate Harvard University with a PhD in political science. Lodge was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1878 and served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1880 1881; he also represented his home state in the United States House of Representatives from 1887 1893 and in the Senate from 1893 1924. He is the author of a number of historical works, including "Alexander Hamilton", "Hero Tales from American History", "Theodore Roosevelt", and many others.

Synopsis:

Among the recent spate of books on Washington, this reprint of the 1898 Houghton Mifflin edition stands out as a 19th century perspective on the first US president. Lodge (1850-1924), who served as a legislator, offers a timely biography for "an age in which politicians abound but statesman are all too rare" (per the foreword writer). Illustrations

About this edition

• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1581824157
• ISBN 13: 9781581824155
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 588