The Life of Washington: A New Edition with Primary Documents and Introduction by Peter S. OnufWeems's Life of Washington was one of the first great bestsellers in American literature. Washington, you know is gone, wrote Mason Locke Weems to Philadelphia publisher Mathew Carey, and millions are gaping to read something about him. In responding to this market, Weems played an essential role in fabricating the image of Washington that has since dominated the American historical imagination and which, in its time, secured everlasting fame for the father of our country. This edition includes an introduction by Peter S. Onuf and documents from Washington's career that provide valuable insight into the construction of American national identity and that throw a provocative light on the mythmaking in which Weems engaged in writing one of the most enduring biographies in American folklore. |
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... French Encroachments on the Ohio - Washington Volunteers His Services to Governor Dinwiddie His Hazardous Embassy to the French and vii * . * ix 1 5 14 19 Indians Miraculous Escapes Account of His Journal - Anecdote of His Modesty 23 VI ...
... French Encroachments on the Ohio - Washington Volunteers His Services to Governor Dinwiddie His Hazardous Embassy to the French and vii * . * ix 1 5 14 19 Indians Miraculous Escapes Account of His Journal - Anecdote of His Modesty 23 VI ...
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... French and Indian War , he would not rest " content , himself to know that he had acted wisely or bravely , " but " took care that the public should know it also . " An avid reader of English playwright Joseph Addison's Cato ( 1712 ) ...
... French and Indian War , he would not rest " content , himself to know that he had acted wisely or bravely , " but " took care that the public should know it also . " An avid reader of English playwright Joseph Addison's Cato ( 1712 ) ...
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... authorized by Congress to repel the anticipated French invasion . To ensure that the new army would enjoy broad popular support , Hamilton begged Washington to assume its command , to leave " his favourite plough INTRODUCTION XV.
... authorized by Congress to repel the anticipated French invasion . To ensure that the new army would enjoy broad popular support , Hamilton begged Washington to assume its command , to leave " his favourite plough INTRODUCTION XV.
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... French would not be " so mad as to venture an attack when they shall find that the spirit of the nation is up " ( chapter 11 ) . Washington's character as a patriot would be reaf- firmed , for patriotic Americans would be as unanimously ...
... French would not be " so mad as to venture an attack when they shall find that the spirit of the nation is up " ( chapter 11 ) . Washington's character as a patriot would be reaf- firmed , for patriotic Americans would be as unanimously ...
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... French ! But his private character , what ? Why a swindler to whom not Arnold's self could hold a candle ; a perfect nondescript of baseness ; a shaver of farthings from the poor sixpenny pay of his own brave soldiers !!! It is not then ...
... French ! But his private character , what ? Why a swindler to whom not Arnold's self could hold a candle ; a perfect nondescript of baseness ; a shaver of farthings from the poor sixpenny pay of his own brave soldiers !!! It is not then ...
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References to this book
Myths in Stone: Religious Dimensions of Washington, D.C., Part 3 Jeffrey F. Meyer Limited preview - 2001 |
Presidential Places: A Guide to the Historic Sites of U.S. Presidents Gary W. Ferris No preview available - 1999 |