Title
George Washington : Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Leader / Robert F. Jones.
ISBN
9780823295760
Published
New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2023]
Copyright
©2002
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (180 p.)
Item Number
10.1515/9780823295760 doi
Summary
George Washington: Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Leader is a revised edition of the author's George Washington, published in 1979. Totally updated to include the author's extensive research conducted in the intervening two decades, the book is a concise but complete biography of Washington as gentleman planter, colonial rebel, American general, and U.S. president. The book provides a full and even-handed portrait of the first president, with special emphasis on how he took his rather commonplace talents and transformed them with self-discipline into extraordinary leadership in a time of turmoil. The book pays special attention to Washington's struggles during the Revolution and his tenure as president and deals with his gradual conversion from advocate of nonpartisan politics to a strict Federalist. This book synthesizes the current research in a readable style that affords the general reader an understanding of Washington's special character and his vital role in the making of the United States.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023)
Available in Other Form
print 9780823221875
Frontmatter
CONTENTS
Preface
List of Illustrations and Maps
Chronology
List of Abbreviations
1 In the Service of Virginia, 1732-1758
2 Gentleman, Planter, Rebel, 1759-1775
3 In the Service of Congress, 177 5-1783
4 Interlude on the Potomac, 1784-1789
5 A Commission from the People, 1789-1793
6 The Task Completed? 1793-1797
7 The Final Commission, 1797-1799
8 Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Leader
Works Cited
Guide to Further Reading
Index
