A companion to George Washington [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Edward G. Lengel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (679 p.) |
Disciplina |
973.4/1092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | LengelEdward G |
Collana | Blackwell companions to American history |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States
Generals - United States |
ISBN |
1-118-21994-5
1-78268-689-4 1-280-58676-1 9786613616593 1-118-21992-9 1-118-21996-1 1-118-21993-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
A Companion to George Washington; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1. The Youth of George Washington; 2. The Unlikely Success of a Provincial Surveyor: George Washington Finds Fame in the American Frontier, 1749-1754; 3. Treating American Indians as 'Slaves', 'Dogs', and Unwanted Allies: George Washington, Edward Braddock, and the Influence of Ethnocentrism and Diplomatic Pragmatism in Ohio Valley Military Relations, 1753-1755; 4. A Provincial Goes to War: George Washington and the Virginia Regiment, August 1755-January 1759; 5. Entrepreneur
6. George Washington and His Family7. Washington and Slavery; 8. "What Manner of Man I Am": The Political Career of George Washington before the Revolution; 9. George Washington and the Siege of Boston; 10. George Washington at New York: The Campaign of 1776; 11. The Crossing: The Trenton and Princeton Campaign of 1776-1777; 12. George Washington and the Philadelphia Campaign 1777; 13. Washington at Valley Forge; 14. The Politics of Battle: Washington, the Army, and the Monmouth Campaign 15. "The most unlimited Confidence in his Wisdom & Judgement": Washington as Commander in Chief in the First Years of the French Alliance16. Washington, Rochambeau, and the Yorktown Campaign of 1781; 17. "High Time For Peace": George Washington and the Close of the American Revolution; 18. George Washington's Navy; 19. Washington's Irregulars; 20. George Washington Spymaster; 21. Administrator in Chief; 22. George Washington: America's First Soldier; 23. Revolution and Peace; 24. George Washington and the Constitution 25. George Washington and Republican Government: The Political Thought of George Washington26. One Cause, One Purpose, One Nation: George Washington, the Whiskey Insurrection, and Executive Authority; 27. Securing the Revolution: The American Economy and the Challenge of Independence; 28. George Washington and the Emergence of Party Politics in the New Nation; 29. Foreign Policy in the Presidential Era; 30. George Washington in Retirement; 31. George Washington's Mind; 32. Religion: George Washington, Anglican Gentleman; 33. George Washington, Death and Mourning 34. The Washington Image in American CultureBibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141285303321 |
Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
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A companion to George Washington / / edited by Edward G. Lengel |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (679 p.) |
Disciplina |
973.4/1092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | LengelEdward G |
Collana | Blackwell companions to American history |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - United States
Generals - United States |
ISBN |
1-118-21994-5
1-78268-689-4 1-280-58676-1 9786613616593 1-118-21992-9 1-118-21996-1 1-118-21993-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
A Companion to George Washington; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1. The Youth of George Washington; 2. The Unlikely Success of a Provincial Surveyor: George Washington Finds Fame in the American Frontier, 1749-1754; 3. Treating American Indians as 'Slaves', 'Dogs', and Unwanted Allies: George Washington, Edward Braddock, and the Influence of Ethnocentrism and Diplomatic Pragmatism in Ohio Valley Military Relations, 1753-1755; 4. A Provincial Goes to War: George Washington and the Virginia Regiment, August 1755-January 1759; 5. Entrepreneur
6. George Washington and His Family7. Washington and Slavery; 8. "What Manner of Man I Am": The Political Career of George Washington before the Revolution; 9. George Washington and the Siege of Boston; 10. George Washington at New York: The Campaign of 1776; 11. The Crossing: The Trenton and Princeton Campaign of 1776-1777; 12. George Washington and the Philadelphia Campaign 1777; 13. Washington at Valley Forge; 14. The Politics of Battle: Washington, the Army, and the Monmouth Campaign 15. "The most unlimited Confidence in his Wisdom & Judgement": Washington as Commander in Chief in the First Years of the French Alliance16. Washington, Rochambeau, and the Yorktown Campaign of 1781; 17. "High Time For Peace": George Washington and the Close of the American Revolution; 18. George Washington's Navy; 19. Washington's Irregulars; 20. George Washington Spymaster; 21. Administrator in Chief; 22. George Washington: America's First Soldier; 23. Revolution and Peace; 24. George Washington and the Constitution 25. George Washington and Republican Government: The Political Thought of George Washington26. One Cause, One Purpose, One Nation: George Washington, the Whiskey Insurrection, and Executive Authority; 27. Securing the Revolution: The American Economy and the Challenge of Independence; 28. George Washington and the Emergence of Party Politics in the New Nation; 29. Foreign Policy in the Presidential Era; 30. George Washington in Retirement; 31. George Washington's Mind; 32. Religion: George Washington, Anglican Gentleman; 33. George Washington, Death and Mourning 34. The Washington Image in American CultureBibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814362503321 |
Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
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A companion to the Meuse-Argonne campaign / / edited by Edward G. Lengel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.54/214381 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LengelEdward G |
Collana | Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history |
Soggetto topico |
Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918
World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Meuse River Valley World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France - Historiography |
ISBN |
1-118-83639-1
1-118-83633-2 1-118-83628-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | part I. The big picture -- part II. Combat -- part III. France and Germany in the Meuse-Argonne -- part IV. Perspectives -- part V. Lessons. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910132241003321 |
Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A companion to the Meuse-Argonne campaign / / edited by Edward G. Lengel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.54/214381 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LengelEdward G |
Collana | Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history |
Soggetto topico |
Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918
World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Meuse River Valley World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France - Historiography |
ISBN |
1-118-83639-1
1-118-83633-2 1-118-83628-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | part I. The big picture -- part II. Combat -- part III. France and Germany in the Meuse-Argonne -- part IV. Perspectives -- part V. Lessons. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828072303321 |
Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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