The Great Experiment: George Washington and the American Republic

176 pages; color illustrated throughout. ".examines the mingled destinies of Washington and the new American republic." Traces Washington's life before the Revolution to his life's end. Original documents, artifacts, contemporary portraits, personal memorabilia are reproduced.

From Publisher:

To most Americans, George Washington is a remote figure encased in myth, more a monument than a man. This new book brings him vividly to life once again -- a man who was born a loyal subject of the British crown and became the leader of a radical revolution, a victorious military leader who relinquished the trappings of power to return to farming, a reluctant statesman who forged the institutions of a popular government that have endured for two centuries. John Rhodehamel examines the mingled destinies of Washington and the new American republic, illuminating both the man and his times. He traces Washington's life before the Revolution and during the war years, the drafting and ratification of the US Constitution, and the Washington presidency, arguing that the key to Washington's extraordinary stature in the eyes of his contemporaries was his scrupulous obedience to civilian authority and, most of all, his resignation at the end of the Revolution. The text is enhanced by numerous illustrations that reproduce an array of original documents, contemporary portraits, artifacts, and personal memorabilia of Washington and his family.

Product Info

ISBN: 0873281748

ISBN-13: 9780873281744

Publisher: Yale University Press

Year: 1998

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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Country: United States