| Description |
xxiii, 1149 pages ; 21 cm. |
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The Library of America ; 91 |
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Library of America ; 91.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1076-1127) and index. |
| Contents |
The colonial period, 1747-1775 -- Commander of the Continental Army, 1775-1783 -- The confederation period, 1783-1789 -- President, 1789-1797 -- Retirement, 1797-1799. |
| Summary |
This one-volume collection - the most extensive and authoritative ever published - covers five decades of Washington's astonishingly active life and brings together over 440 letters, orders, addresses, and other writings. |
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Among the early writings included are the journal Washington kept at age 16 while surveying the Shenandoah Valley frontier and his dramatic account of the winter journey he made through the Pennsylvania wilderness in 1753 while on a diplomatic mission. |
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Some two dozen letters written during the French and Indian War, including first-hand accounts of the controversial forest skirmish that began hostilities and of Braddock's bloody defeat, record Washington's early encounters with the harsh challenges of military command. An extensive selection of letters, orders, and addresses from the Revolutionary War record Washington's determined leadership of the Continental Army through years of defeat and deprivation. |
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Letters from the Confederation period (1783-1789) show Washington's pleasure at returning to Mount Vernon, his continued interest in Western land speculation and river navigation, his growing concern with the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and his role in the framing and ratification of the Constitution. |
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The writings from his two terms as president show how Washington strove to establish enduring republican institutions, to build public trust in the new government, to avoid the divisions of party and faction, and to maintain American neutrality during the war between Britain and Revolutionary France. Also included in the volume are letters revealing his close and careful management of Mount Vernon and his evolving attitudes toward slavery. |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Archives.
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Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775 -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 -- Sources.
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| Added Author |
Rhodehamel, John H.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections. 1997
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The colonial period, 1747-1775.
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Commander of the Continental Army, 1775-1783.
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The confederation period, 1783-1789.
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President, 1789-1797.
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Retirement, 1797-1799.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Washington, George, 1732-1799. Selections. 1997. Writings. New York, N.Y. : Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Books, c1997 (OCoLC)606099169 |
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Online version: Washington, George, 1732-1799. Selections. 1997. Writings. New York, N.Y. : Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Books, c1997 (OCoLC)607806259 |
| ISBN |
188301123X alkaline paper |
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9781883011239 alkaline paper |
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