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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; John Adams |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John E Ferling |
| ISBN: | 0195150848 9780195150841 |
| OCLC Number: | 48753627 |
| Notes: | Originally published: 2000. |
| Description: | xxiv, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Prologue Embarked on a most tempestuous sea -- Distinguished from the common run of men: children who were fathers of the men -- Strong desire of distinction -- Vagaries of youth -- Getting under sail -- Decisions of youth -- This desultory life -- Toward mid-life -- Part two Fortitude, vigour, and perseverance -- Waging war and independence -- Epocha in history -- Revolutionaries -- To ride in this whirlwind -- Independence -- Turning the tide of arms -- War and reform -- Part three It is impossible to exceed this -- From despair to triumph -- Fatal crisis -- The Great peril, 1778-1780 -- Womb of fate -- Victory -- Who shall write the history of the American Revolution -- Memory and meaning -- Epilogue Sword and bulwark of the American Revolution. |
| Responsibility: | John Ferling. |
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<br>"Powerful and fascinating....An immensely readable, well-researched volume that emphasizes the importance of individual choice and personal aspiration in the unfolding of a great historical event."--Frank A. Cassell, History<p><br>"Ferling compares and contrasts Washington with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, and in so doing provides an interesting case study of the factors that enable a few remarkable men to ride the tide of history and, ultimately, to shape it."--American History<p><br>"John Ferling tracks the careers of three leading revolutionaries in this entertaining history of the American Revolution....[An] engrossing study."--The American Historical Review<p><br> Read more...
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- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
- Washington, George, -- 1732-1799.
- Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826.
- Adams, John, -- 1735-1826.
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
- Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
