Henriques, Peter R.
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2006.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-250) and index.
- His first proving ground: George Washington and the French and Indian War — Taking command: George Washington and the beginning of the War for American Independence — A kind of inevitable necessity : the presidency of George Washington — A votary to love : George Washington’s relationship with Sally Cary Fairfax — From an agreeable consort to my dear Patsy : The relationship between George and Martha Washington — Reluctant enemies: the increasingly strained relationship between George Washington and Thomas Jefferson — The great collaboration: the increasingly close relationship between George Washington and Alexander Hamilton — The only unavoidable subject of regret : George Washington and slavery — A few simple beliefs: George Washington and religion — He died as he lived: the death of George Washington — Epilogue: The measure of the man.
- In Realistic Visionary George Washington scholar Peter Henriques seeks to humanize the first president without diminishing him. Henrique’s Washington makes mistakes, is sensitive to criticism, and is slow to accept blame, but he is also the greatest man of is age, a relentless pragmatist who could nonetheless envision what a free and united America could be for millions unborn. Rather than revisiting Washington’s life in its entirety, Henriques constructs a biographical portrait by addressing the vital themes and events through which Washington the man is revealed. He engages recent biographies – including many of the best sellers to come from the Founding Fathers publishing boom – and draws on his own unparalleled knowledge of Washington’s numerous writings (he was our most prolific president, authoring several thousand letters and keeping a lifelong diary). –BOOK JACKET.
Subjects:
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
- Presidents — United States — Biography.
- Generals — United States — Biography.
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