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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... glory , who secured Washington's everlasting fame . Weems's Life of Washington was one of the first great bestsellers in American literature . The first edition , which Carey did not publish , appeared within months of its subject's ...
... glory , who secured Washington's everlasting fame . Weems's Life of Washington was one of the first great bestsellers in American literature . The first edition , which Carey did not publish , appeared within months of its subject's ...
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... glory to conquer our enemies , " he told his restive colleagues at New- burgh in March 1783 ; " now for the greater glory to conquer our- selves . " He went on : in conquering themselves as he had conquered himself they would " teach ...
... glory to conquer our enemies , " he told his restive colleagues at New- burgh in March 1783 ; " now for the greater glory to conquer our- selves . " He went on : in conquering themselves as he had conquered himself they would " teach ...
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... glory , and he saw his opportunity in the " Provisional Army " 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 ...
... glory , and he saw his opportunity in the " Provisional Army " 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 ...
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... glory even while his Federalist friends squabbled among themselves and prepared the way for a Republican revival . Jeffersonians , who had been bullied into sullen silence for questioning administration policy , now discovered that ...
... glory even while his Federalist friends squabbled among themselves and prepared the way for a Republican revival . Jeffersonians , who had been bullied into sullen silence for questioning administration policy , now discovered that ...
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... glory are at stake , and where a man feels himself the burning focus of unnumbered eyes ; he must be a paltry fellow indeed , who does not play his part pretty handsomely . . . even the common passions of pride , avarice , or ambition ...
... glory are at stake , and where a man feels himself the burning focus of unnumbered eyes ; he must be a paltry fellow indeed , who does not play his part pretty handsomely . . . even the common passions of pride , avarice , or ambition ...
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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 |