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. |