George Washington's War: The Forging of a Man, a Presidency and a Nation

By Bruce Chadwick

Book Overview

Based on 1,500 primary sources, Chadwick presents a fresh new biography of George Washington (1732-99), first president of the USA A gripping narrative that concentrates on Washington's spellbinding Revolutionary years Chadwick contends that George Washington became the great leader he was, not through the military campaigns of the American Revolution - there were nine major battles, and the Americans lost six of them - but through the winter months when he and his army were ensconced in Morristown, and later Valley Forge. Here he simultaneously created a military force, dealt with Congress and the emerging states, held the British at bay, and in effect, created a nation. He served the role of President of the United States during the four years of the Revolution before he was in fact elected to that office.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402202229
• ISBN13: 9781402202223
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.8" x 6.3"