In The Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, and the Making of a Nation

Furstenberg, Francois

ISBN 10: 1594200920 / ISBN 13: 9781594200922

Published by The Penguin Press, NY, NY, 2006

About this Item

Illustrated. Appendix 1: a Brief note on civic Texts. appendix 2: Publication Trend of Two Canonical Texts. Appendix 3: Publication Information Regarding the Columbian Orator. Appendix 4: lindley murray's English Reader. End Notes. Index. 335pp. Red board with bright gilt title on spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket. Rm. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In The Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, and the Making of a Nation
• Publisher: The Penguin Press, NY, NY
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594200920
• ISBN 13: 9781594200922
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition, 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine as New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine as New
• Book Type: Hardcover

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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 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.