The Reluctant Revolutionary The Untold Story Of George Washington

Author : The Reluctant Revolutionary: The Untold Story Of George Washington
Publisher : Nicky Huys Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Revolutionary: The Untold Story Of George Washington written by The Reluctant Revolutionary: The Untold Story Of George Washington and published by Nicky Huys Books. This book was released on 2024-03-10 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Reluctant Revolutionary: The Untold Story of George Washington" offers a fresh perspective on the iconic figure of George Washington, delving into his inner struggles and personal journey during the tumultuous years of the American Revolution. Through meticulous research and compelling narrative, this book sheds light on Washington's doubts, fears, and pivotal decisions that shaped the course of American history. From his early life to his pivotal role as a leader of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States, this captivating biography presents a nuanced portrayal of a man who reluctantly became a revolutionary hero. With vivid storytelling and rich historical detail, this book immerses readers in the untold complexities of Washington's character and the profound impact of his legacy on the birth of a nation.

Author : Bruce Chadwick
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402248474
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book General and Mrs. Washington written by Bruce Chadwick and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now the story of the American Revolution has been incomplete. Many have told the stories of blood and battle, of heroes and traitors, but no one has told the tale of the union that helped form the Union. The history of America's First Family is inexorably tied to the workings of the revolution. Martha's son Jackie (she had four children and George had none) was 28 when he died at Yorktown. George's own life would have been lost on multiple occasions if not for Martha. Only she could bring comfort and grace to the winter camps and it was in this manner that the revolutionaries came to see Martha not only as a kindred spirit, but as a beloved heroine. Here is the story of the fateful marriage of the richest woman in Virginia and the man who could have been king. In telling their story, Chadwick explains not only their remarkable devotion to each other, but also why the wealthiest couple in Virginia became revolutionaries who risked the loss of not only their vast estates, but also their very lives.

Author : Bruce Chadwick
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402228791
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George Washington's War written by Bruce Chadwick and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a young general shaped a nation -- a fascinating account of George Washington as he faced a war and came out as America's first president The American Revolution was won not on the battlefields, but through the mind of George Washington. One of America's founding fathers, Washington's story is one that influenced how our entire nation was built. A compulsively readable narrative and extensive history, George Washington's War illuminates how during the war's winter months the young general created a new model of leadership that became the model for the American presidency. Through hardships, loss, and the brutal conditions of war, Washington led his men with cunning and grace, demonstrating the strong and endearing qualities that led him to become America's most beloved patriot.

Author : Sari Earl
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 9781604539677
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George Washington written by Sari Earl and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a biography of George Washington covering his childhood, family life, military service during the Revolutionary War, and years as President of the United States.

Author : Lisa Trumbauer
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781403496676
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George Washington and the Revolutionary War written by Lisa Trumbauer and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2008 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was George Washington? What was the Boston Massacre? When did the United States win its independence? This book will help you discover what life was like during the Revolutionary War.

Author : Joseph J. Ellis
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1400032539
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book His Excellency written by Joseph J. Ellis and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2005-11-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller To this landmark biography of our first president, Joseph J. Ellis brings the exacting scholarship, shrewd analysis, and lyric prose that have made him one of the premier historians of the Revolutionary era. Training his lens on a figure who sometimes seems as remote as his effigy on Mount Rushmore, Ellis assesses George Washington as a military and political leader and a man whose “statue-like solidity” concealed volcanic energies and emotions. Here is the impetuous young officer whose miraculous survival in combat half-convinced him that he could not be killed. Here is the free-spending landowner whose debts to English merchants instilled him with a prickly resentment of imperial power. We see the general who lost more battles than he won and the reluctant president who tried to float above the partisan feuding of his cabinet. His Excellency is a magnificent work, indispensable to an understanding not only of its subject but also of the nation he brought into being.

Author : Michael Burgan
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 0756549795
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Untold Story of the Black Regiment written by Michael Burgan and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2015 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of the black soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War is important and unforgettable, yet it's unfamiliar to many people. These soldiers served heroically to win the freedom of a nation where "all men are created equal." However, many of those who fought would not get to experience the freedom for which they risked their lives.

Author : John E. Ferling
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199742278
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First of Men written by John E. Ferling and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by John Ferling, one of America's leading historians of the Revolutionary era, The First of Men offers an illuminating portrait of George Washington's life, with emphasis on his military and political career. Here is a riveting account that captures Washington in all his complexity, recounting not only Washington's familiar sterling qualities--courage, industry, ability to make difficult decisions, ceaseless striving for self-improvement, love of his family and loyalty to friends--but also his less well known character flaws. Indeed, as Ferling shows, Washington had to overcome many negative traits as he matured into a leader. The young Washington was accused of ingratitude and certain of his letters from this period read as if they were written by "a pompous martinet and a whining, petulant brat." As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, he lost his temper more than once and indulged flatterers. Aaron Burr found him "a boring, colorless person." As president, he often believed the worst about individual officials. Ferling concludes that Washington's personality and temperament were those of "a self-centered and self-absorbed man, one who since youth had exhibited a fragile self-esteem." And yet he managed to realize virtually every grand design he ever conceived. Ferling's Washington is driven, fired by ambition, envy, and dreams of fame and fortune. Yet his leadership and character galvanized the American Revolution--probably no one else could have kept the war going until the master stroke at Yorktown--and helped the fledgling nation take, and survive, its first unsteady steps. This superb paperback makes available once again an unflinchingly honest and compelling biography of the father of our country.

Author : Robert L. O'Connell
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0812996992
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary written by Robert L. O'Connell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an acclaimed military historian, a bold reappraisal of young George Washington, an ambitious if reckless soldier destined to become the legendary general who took on the British and, through his leadership, defined the American character How did George Washington become an American icon? Robert L. O’Connell, the New York Times bestselling author of Fierce Patriot and The Ghosts of Cannae, introduces us to Washington before he was Washington: a young soldier champing at the bit for a commission in the British army, frustrated by his position as a minor Virginia aristocrat. Fueled by ego, Washington led a disastrous expedition in the Seven Years’ War, but then the commander grew up. We witness George Washington take up politics and join Virginia’s colonial governing body, the House of Burgesses, where he became ever more attuned to the injustices of life under the British Empire and the paranoid, revolutionary atmosphere of the colonies. When war seemed inevitable, he was the right man—the only man—to lead the nascent American army. We would not be here without George Washington, and O’Connell proves that Washington the general was at least as significant to the founding of the United States as Washington the president. He emerges here as cunning and manipulative, a subtle puppeteer among intimates, and a master cajoler—but all in the cause of rectitude and moderation. Washington became the embodiment of the Revolution itself. He draped himself over the revolutionary process and tamped down its fires. As O’Connell writes, the war was decisive because Washington managed to stop a cycle of violence with the force of personality and personal restraint. In his trademark conversational, witty style, Robert L. O’Connell has written a compelling reexamination of General Washington and his revolutionary world. He cuts through the enigma surrounding Washington to show how the general made all the difference and became a new archetype of revolutionary leader in the process. Revolutionary is a masterful character study of America’s founding conflict filled with lessons about conspiracy, resistance, and leadership that resonate today. Advance praise for Revolutionary “Given the amount of ink spilled over the years, it is not easy to offer a fresh look at George Washington’s leadership role during the war for American independence. But Robert L. O’Connell has done it in Revolutionary. The title announces the insight, which is the otherwise uncontrollable political and military energies released by the war that Washington was able to orchestrate.”—Joseph J. Ellis, author of American Dialogues: The Founders and Us

Author : Candice F. Ransom
Publisher : LernerClassroom
ISBN 13 : 0822503840
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George Washington written by Candice F. Ransom and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life and accomplishments of the first president of the United States.