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The education of George Washington : how a forgotten book shaped the character of a hero / Austin Washington.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, DC : Regnery History ; New York, NY : Distributed to the trade by Perseus Distribution, c2014Description: 344 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1621572056 (hbk.)
  • 9781621572053 (hbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
"I cannot tell a lie" : the cherry tree story is true (but different from how you heard it) -- George Washington's religion : "the miraculous care of providence" -- George Washington's "strength," "vivacity," and "soundness of mind and body" -- George Washington's "affable, candid, and obliging nature" -- "His duty was his greatest passion" -- The coolest American -- "The most surprising dangers, never betray'd in him any fear" -- "Exact to the rules of civility, breeding, and all the accomplishments of men of quality" -- Commander in Chief -- From the Siege of Boston to the Crossing of the Delaware : George Washington's Fabian strategy keeps the American cause alive -- Valley Forge -- George Washington, Cincinnatus, and Bozo the Clown -- George leaves the presidency and the republic on a firm footing -- George Washington's fame.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

The author chronicles the influence of "A panegyrick to the memory of His Grace Frederick, late Duke of Schonberg" by Hippolyte du Chastelet de Luzancy (English-language version published in London in 1690) upon building the character of the young George Washington.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-335) and index.

"I cannot tell a lie" : the cherry tree story is true (but different from how you heard it) -- George Washington's religion : "the miraculous care of providence" -- George Washington's "strength," "vivacity," and "soundness of mind and body" -- George Washington's "affable, candid, and obliging nature" -- "His duty was his greatest passion" -- The coolest American -- "The most surprising dangers, never betray'd in him any fear" -- "Exact to the rules of civility, breeding, and all the accomplishments of men of quality" -- Commander in Chief -- From the Siege of Boston to the Crossing of the Delaware : George Washington's Fabian strategy keeps the American cause alive -- Valley Forge -- George Washington, Cincinnatus, and Bozo the Clown -- George leaves the presidency and the republic on a firm footing -- George Washington's fame.

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