George Washington : the forge of experience (1732-1775)
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Recounts the first forty-three years of Washington's life and includes quotes from his letters, diaries, and documents
Tato rozsáhlá biografická série podrobně zkoumá život a dobu jedné z nejvýznamnějších postav americké historie. Každý díl se věnuje klíčovým obdobím jeho působení, od raného života přes revoluční válku až po prezidentský úřad. Série využívá primární zdroje, jako jsou dopisy a deníky, aby vykreslila komplexní a nuance pohled na jeho vedení a rozhodování. Je to fascinující ponor do formování národa očima jeho otce zakladatele.




Recounts the first forty-three years of Washington's life and includes quotes from his letters, diaries, and documents
Considers the strengths and weaknesses of this civilian general whose hard-won military lessons won the American Revolution
This book begins with Washington's return to Mount Vernon, a victorious, but exhausted soldier eagerly seeking the pleasures of a quiet country life. Free of heavy responsibilities, his character expands in genial, often unexpected ways. All too soon, however, the idyll is broken. This promises to be the biography of Washington that will best serve our generation.
History has blinded us to the all-too-human character of George Washington; in doing so, it has blinded us to the true nature of his greatness. We have urgent need to know this man we call the Father of Our Country. And now, at last, James Thomas Flexner has given us the biography that fully meets our need.