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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherLibrary of America, T.H.E.
ISBN-101598531107
ISBN-139781598531107
eBay Product ID (ePID)102909032
Product Key Features
Book TitleGeorge Washington: Selected Writings : a Library of America Paperback Classic
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), American / General, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year2011
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, History
AuthorGeorge Washington
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"To encounter Washington in his writings is to confront a notably hot-blooded and opinionated man, not the reticent sphinx of American myth." -Ron Chernow
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
SynopsisSimultaneously with the release of a paperback edition of his acclaimed biography Washington- A Life (Penguin), Ron Chernow presents a revealing portrait of Washington through his own words. A young officer leading an attack that triggered a global struggle for empire. Commander of the ill-equipped and undermanned Continental Army in the War of Independence. Presiding delegate to the Constitutional Convention. First President of the United States. George Washington, the indispensable founder of the American republic, was at the heart of events of worldwide importance. He was also, as revealed in this selection introduced by his Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, a writer of remarkable clarity, energy, force, and eloquence. This career- spanning selection includes detailed notes, an essay on the selection of texts, and a chronology of Washington's life., Simultaneously with the release of a paperback edition of his acclaimed biography Washington: A Life (Penguin), Ron Chernow presents a revealing portrait of Washington through his own words. A young officer leading an attack that triggered a global struggle for empire. Commander of the ill-equipped and undermanned Continental Army in the War of Independence. Presiding delegate to the Constitutional Convention. First President of the United States. George Washington, the indispensable founder of the American republic, was at the heart of events of worldwide importance. He was also, as revealed in this selection introduced by his Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, a writer of remarkable clarity, energy, force, and eloquence. This career- spanning selection includes detailed notes, an essay on the selection of texts, and a chronology of Washington's life.