In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, And the Making of a Nation - Hardcover

Furstenberg, Francois

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594200920 ISBN 13: 9781594200922

Publisher: Penguin Group USA, 2006

Synopsis

Documents the ways in which George Washington's words, image, and mythology shaped America's fledgling republic and feelings of nationalism throughout the first fifty years after the Revolutionary War, offering insight into the pivotal role played by slavery issues. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

A profoundly important book for anyone interested in the origins of the American Republic. (Ira Berlin, former president of the Organization of American Historians)

Extraordinary . . . In the deluge of founding father books, FurstenbergAEs blend of high- brow intellectual history and popular culture studies stands out. (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

A profoundly important book for anyone interested in the origins of the American Republic. (Ira Berlin, former president of the Organization of American Historians)

About the Author:

François Furstenberg was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington. After graduating with a BA from Columbia University, he worked for several years in Paris before pursuing his graduate studies in history at The Johns Hopkins University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 2003. He was a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in U.S. history at Cambridge University, England, for one year, after which he moved to Montreal, Canada, where he is an assistant professor of history at the Université de Montréal.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Group USA
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1594200920
• ISBN 13: 9781594200922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 335