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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453936503321

Titolo

Sons of the father [[electronic resource] ] : George Washington and his proteges / / edited by Robert M.S. McDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, c2013

ISBN

0-8139-3439-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Jeffersonian America

Altri autori (Persone)

McDonaldRobert M. S. <1970->

Disciplina

973.3092/2

Soggetti

Founding Fathers of the United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Theodore J. Crackel -- George Washington's mentors / Fred Anderson -- "The spirit and ardor of a veteran soldier" : George Washington, Daniel Morgan, and the ideal of service / L. Scott Philyaw -- Most loyal but forgotten son : Anthony Wayne's relationship with George Washington / Mary Stockwell -- "General Washington did not harbor one principle of federalism" : Thomas Jefferson remembers George Washington / Brian Steele -- George Washington and James Monroe : military compatriots, political adversaries, and nationalist visionaries / William M. Ferraro -- Guns of the revolution : Henry Knox, George Washington, and the war of American independence / Mark Thompson -- "My favorite officer" : George Washington's apprentice, Nathanael Greene / John W. Hall -- Gouverneur Morris and George Washington : prodigal son and patient father / Mary-Jo Kline -- The great collaboration : the increasingly close relationship between George Washington and Alexander Hamilton / Peter R. Henriques -- George Washington and Lafayette : father and son of the revolution / Stuart Leibiger -- Son of the army : Captain Robert Kirkwood of the Delaware Regiment / Thomas Rider -- Afterword : unanticipated challenges and unexpected talents : leadership and the colonial matrix / Jack P. Greene.