Riding with George
- 362 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
Front Cover -- Front Flip -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- A Note on Sources -- Preface -- Introduction: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of the Fox -- Part I: Englishman in America -- 1. Passage into the Woods -- 2. Born on an Empire's Edge -- 3. Mother, Manners, and Cockfights -- 4. Blood Sports in the Shenandoah -- 5. A Gentleman's Code -- 6. The Sorrows of Young George -- Part II: War Games and Folly -- 7. Mission for a Flawed Hero -- 8. Charms of War -- 9. Brave to a Fault -- 10. Cavalier in Love and War -- 11. Hog Wild in Winchester -- Part III: Gentleman Sportsman -- 12. En Garde! -- 13. Minuets and Other Gentler Conflicts -- 14. Augustan Man of Manners -- 15. In the Garden with Martha Washington -- 16. Good Masters and Petty Tyrants -- 17. Gentleman Rebel -- 18. Bowling with George -- Part IV: Clever Like a Fox -- 19. The World Is His Stage -- 20. Victory or Death -- 21. A Fine Fox Chase -- 22. Drama in the Valley of Death -- 23. Two Old-School Chevaliers -- Part V: Master of Manners -- 24. Leading the Revolution in Style -- 25. Southern Persuasions -- 26. Fear and Glory at the Races -- 27. L'Aristocrate Meets la Guillotine -- 28. A Sportsman for All Seasons -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Back Flip -- Back Cover
