The Education Of George Washington

Author : Austin Washington
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781621572206

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The Education of George Washington by Austin Washington Pdf

George Washington—a man of honor, bravery and leadership. He is known as America’s first President, a great general, and a humble gentleman, but how did he become this man of stature? The Education of George Washington answers this question with a new discovery about his past and the surprising book that shaped him. Who better to unearth them than George Washington’s great-nephew, Austin Washington? Most Washington fans have heard of “The Rules of Civility” and learned that this guided our first President. But that’s not the book that truly made George Washington who he was. In The Education of George Washington, Austin Washington reveals the secret that he discovered about Washington’s past that explains his true model for conduct, honor, and leadership—an example that we could all use. The Education of George Washington also includes a complete facsimile of the forgotten book that changed George Washington's life.

Author : Adrienne M. Harrison
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612347899

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A Powerful Mind by Adrienne M. Harrison Pdf

His formal schooling abruptly cut off at age eleven, George Washington saw his boyhood dream of joining the British army evaporate and recognized that even his aspiration to rise in colonial Virginian agricultural society would be difficult. Throughout his life he faced challenges for which he lacked the academic foundations shared by his more highly educated contemporaries. Yet Washington's legacy is clearly not one of failure. Breaking new ground in Washington scholarship and American revolutionary history, Adrienne M. Harrison investigates the first president's dedicated process of self-directed learning through reading, a facet of his character and leadership long neglected by historians and biographers. In A Powerful Mind, Harrison shows that Washington rose to meet these trials through a committed campaign of highly focused reading, educating himself on exactly what he needed to do and how best to do it. In contrast to other famous figures of the revolution--Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin--Washington did not relish learning for its own sake, viewing self-education instead as a tool for shaping himself into the person he wanted to be. His two highest-profile and highest-risk endeavors--commander in chief of the Continental Army and president of the fledgling United States--are a testament to the success of his strategy.

Author : Kevin J. Hayes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190456696

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George Washington by Kevin J. Hayes Pdf

When it comes to the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton are generally considered the great minds of early America. George Washington, instead, is toasted with accolades regarding his solid common sense and strength in battle. Indeed, John Adams once snobbishly dismissed him as "too illiterate, unlearned, unread for his station and reputation." Yet Adams, as well as the majority of the men who knew Washington in his life, were unaware of his singular devotion to self-improvement. Based on a comprehensive amount of research at the Library of Congress, the collections at Mount Vernon, and rare book archives scattered across the country, Kevin J. Hayes corrects this misconception and reconstructs in vivid detail the active intellectual life that has gone largely unnoticed in conventional narratives of Washington. Despite being a lifelong reader, Washington felt an acute sense of embarrassment about his relative lack of formal education and cultural sophistication, and in this sparkling literary biography, Hayes illustrates just how tirelessly Washington worked to improve. Beginning with the primers, forgotten periodicals, conduct books, and classic eighteenth-century novels such as Tom Jones that shaped Washington's early life, Hayes studies Washington's letters and journals, charting the many ways the books of his upbringing affected decisions before and during the Revolutionary War. The final section of the book covers the voluminous reading that occurred during Washington's presidency and his retirement at Mount Vernon. Throughout, Hayes examines Washington's writing as well as his reading, from The Journal of Major George Washington through his Farewell Address. The sheer breadth of titles under review here allow readers to glimpse Washington's views on foreign policy, economics, the law, art, slavery, marriage, and religion-and how those views shaped the young nation.. Ultimately, this sharply written biography offers a fresh perspective on America's Father, uncovering the ideas that shaped his intellectual journey and, subsequently, the development of America.

Author : George Washington
Publisher : Bnpublishing.Com
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9562911772

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Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation by George Washington Pdf

Author : David A. Adler
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781430130420

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A Picture Book of George Washington by David A. Adler Pdf

"A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb facts." - AudioFile Magazine

Author : Josephine Pollard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1649653034

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The Life of George Washington by Josephine Pollard Pdf

Author : Michael Rudolph West
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780231503822

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The Education of Booker T. Washington by Michael Rudolph West Pdf

Booker T. Washington has long held an ambiguous position in the pantheon of black leadership. Lauded by some in his own lifetime as a black George Washington, he was also derided by others as a Benedict Arnold. In The Education of Booker T. Washington, Michael West offers a major reinterpretation of one of the most complex and controversial figures in American history. West reveals the personal and political dimensions of Washington's journey "up from slavery." He explains why Washington's ideas resonated so strongly in the post-Reconstruction era and considers their often negative influence in the continuing struggle for equality in the United States. West's work also establishes a groundwork for understanding the ideological origins of the civil rights movement and discusses Washington's views on the fate of race and nation in light of those of Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., and others. West argues that Washington's analysis was seen as offering a "solution" to the problem of racial oppression in a nation professing its belief in democracy. That solution was the idea of "race relations." In practice, this theory buttressed segregation by supposing that African Americans could prosper within Jim Crow's walls and without the normal levers by which other Americans pursued their interests. Washington did not, West contends, imagine a way to perfect democracy and an end to the segregationist policies of southern states. Instead, he offered an ideology that would obscure the injustices of segregation and preserve some measure of racial peace. White Americans, by embracing Washington's views, could comfortably find a way out of the moral and political contradictions raised by the existence of segregation in a supposedly democratic society. This was (and is) Washington's legacy: a form of analysis, at once obvious and concealed, that continues to prohibit the realization of a truly democratic politics.

Author : John Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1805
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590657157

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The Life of George Washington by John Marshall Pdf

Author : David O. Stewart
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780451489005

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George Washington by David O. Stewart Pdf

A fascinating and illuminating account of how George Washington became the dominant force in the creation of the United States of America, from award-winning author David O. Stewart “An outstanding biography . . . [George Washington] has a narrative drive such a life deserves.”—The Wall Street Journal Washington's rise constitutes one of the greatest self-reinventions in history. In his mid-twenties, this third son of a modest Virginia planter had ruined his own military career thanks to an outrageous ego. But by his mid-forties, that headstrong, unwise young man had evolved into an unassailable leader chosen as the commander in chief of the fledgling Continental Army. By his mid-fifties, he was unanimously elected the nation's first president. How did Washington emerge from the wilderness to become the central founder of the United States of America? In this remarkable new portrait, award-winning historian David O. Stewart unveils the political education that made Washington a master politician—and America's most essential leader. From Virginia's House of Burgesses, where Washington mastered the craft and timing of a practicing politician, to his management of local government as a justice of the Fairfax County Court to his eventual role in the Second Continental Congress and his grueling generalship in the American Revolution, Washington perfected the art of governing and service, earned trust, and built bridges. The lessons in leadership he absorbed along the way would be invaluable during the early years of the republic as he fought to unify the new nation.

Author : Américo Paredes
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1990-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1611921546

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George Washington Gómez by Américo Paredes Pdf

In the 1930s, Américo Paredes, the renowned folklorist, wrote a novel set to the background of the struggles of Texas Mexicans to preserve their property, culture and identity in the face of Anglo-American migration to and growing dominance over the Rio Grande Valley. Episodes of guerilla warfare, land grabs, racism, jingoism, and abuses by the Texas Rangers make this an adventure novel as well as one of reflection on the making of modern day Texas. George Washington GÑmez is a true precursor of the modern Chicano novel.

Author : Lucille Falkof
Publisher : Garrett Educational
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0944483194

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George Washington, 1st President of the United States by Lucille Falkof Pdf

Follows the life of George Washington, including his childhood, education, employment, political career, and term of presidency.

Author : Alexis Coe
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780735224124

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You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe Pdf

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book….Coe examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor… [You Never Forget Your First] is an accessible look at a president who always finishes in the first ranks of our leaders.” —Boston Globe Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first--and finds he is not quite the man we remember Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an international incident, and never backed down--even when his dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle. But after he married Martha, everything changed. Washington became the kind of man who named his dog Sweetlips and hated to leave home. He took up arms against the British only when there was no other way, though he lost more battles than he won. After an unlikely victory in the Revolutionary War cast him as the nation's hero, he was desperate to retire, but the founders pressured him into the presidency--twice. When he retired years later, no one talked him out of it. He left the highest office heartbroken over the partisan nightmare his backstabbing cabinet had created. Back on his plantation, the man who fought for liberty must confront his greatest hypocrisy--what to do with the men, women, and children he owns--before he succumbs to death. With irresistible style and warm humor, You Never Forget Your First combines rigorous research and lively storytelling that will have readers--including those who thought presidential biographies were just for dads--inhaling every page.

Author : Christi E. Parker
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-12-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433395888

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George Washington by Christi E. Parker Pdf

Readers can learn all about the first president of the United States in this inspirational and fascinating biography. This book features many engaging images, supportive text, and appealing sidebars to detail accounts of George Washington's life, including the First and Second Continental Congress, his marriage to Martha Custis, his home at Mount Vernon, and infamous battles like the Battle of Yorktown. The glossary and table of contents allows readers to better understand the vocabulary and content as they move through from cover to cover.

Author : Josephine Pollard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433049255593

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The Life of George Washington by Josephine Pollard Pdf

Author : Marfe Ferguson Delano
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426307591

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Master George's People by Marfe Ferguson Delano Pdf

As the first President of the United States of America and the Commander in Chief who led a rebel army to victory in the Revolutionary War, George Washington was a legendary leader of men. He had high expectations of his soldiers, employees, and associates. At his Virginia plantation, Mount Vernon, his expectations of his workers were no different: "I expect such labor as they ought to render" he wrote. Except there was a big difference. The workers who kept Mount Vernon operating were enslaved. And although Washington called them "my people," by law they were his property. But the people of Mount Vernon were so much more, and they each have compelling stories to tell. These are fascinating portraits of cooks, overseers, valets, farm hands, and more- essential people nearly lost in the shadows of the past- interwoven with an extraordinary examination of the conscience of the Father of Our Country.