George Washington's War: The Forging of a Man, a Presidency and a Nation - Hardcover

Chadwick, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402202229 ISBN 13: 9781402202223

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Looks at the plight of General Washington and his men at Valley Forge, arguing that the future president developed a model of leadership for dealing with national emergencies when he campaigned to secure emergency supplies for his troops.

About this title

Synopsis

Based on 1,500 primary sources, Chadwick presents a fresh new biography of George Washington (1732-99), first president of the USA A gripping narrative that concentrates on Washington's spellbinding Revolutionary years Chadwick contends that George Washington became the great leader he was, not through the military campaigns of the American Revolution - there were nine major battles, and the Americans lost six of them - but through the winter months when he and his army were ensconced in Morristown, and later Valley Forge. Here he simultaneously created a military force, dealt with Congress and the emerging states, held the British at bay, and in effect, created a nation. He served the role of President of the United States during the four years of the Revolution before he was in fact elected to that office.

About the Author

Bruce Chadwick, Ph.D., lectures in American history at Rutgers University while also teaching writing at New Jersey City University. He is a former journalist and the author of four other historical books: Brother against Brother: The Lost Civil War Diaries of Lt. Edmund Halsey, Two American Presidents: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis 1861-1865, Traveling the Underground Railroad and The Reel Civil War: Mythmaking in American Film. He lives in New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402202229
• ISBN 13: 9781402202223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 520