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The great experiment : George Washington and the American Republic
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The great experiment : George Washington and the American Republic

Auteur: John H Rhodehamel; Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.; Gilder Lehrman Collection (Pierpont Morgan Library); Pierpont Morgan Library.
Uitgever: New Haven : Yale University Press ; San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library, ©1998.
Editie/Formaat:   Boek : Biografie : EngelsAlle edities en materiaalsoorten bekijken.
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To most Americans, George Washington is a remote figured encased in myth, more a monument than a man. This book brings him vividly to life once again--a man who was born a loyal subject of the British Crown and became the leader of a radical revolution, a victorious military leader who relinquished the trappings of power to return to farming, a reluctant statesman who forged the institutions of a popular government  Meer lezen...
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Genre/Vorm: Exhibitions
Biography Exhibitions
Genoemd persoon: George Washington; George Washington
Genre: Biografie
Soort document: Boek
Alle auteurs / medewerkers: John H Rhodehamel; Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.; Gilder Lehrman Collection (Pierpont Morgan Library); Pierpont Morgan Library.
ISBN: 0300076142 9780300076141 0873281748 9780873281744
OCLC-nummer: 40147096
Opmerkingen: "Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Huntington Library with additional material from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and the Pierpont Morgan Library."
Beschrijving: xxi, 176 p. : col. ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Verantwoordelijkheid: John Rhodehamel ; foreword by Gordon S. Wood.

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An examination of the destinies of Washington and the new American republic, illuminating the man and his times. The author traces Washington's life before the Revolution and during war years, the  Meer lezen...

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