{"product_id":"a-companion-to-george-washington-hardback-9781444331035","title":"A Companion to George Washington (Hardback) 9781444331035","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to George Washington\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward G. Lengel (Edited by), EG Lengel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444331035, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e680 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 18 x 3.8 cm, 1.211 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[T]he collection contains an admirable mixture of sturdy, predictable, but necessary chapters intermixed with refreshingly original chapters on less-studied aspects of Washington's career. ...It promises to be, as other volumes in the Blackwell Companions to American History series aspire to be, the standard one-volume reference on its subject.\"  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2013\u003c\/p\u003e \"Scholars of the American Revolution should encourage their libraries to consider adding this title to their collections and should certainly consult it when needed.\"  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2013)  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUtilizing new primary source material from the Papers of George Washington, a documentary editing project dedicated to the transcription and publication of original documents, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to George Washington\u003c\/i\u003e features a collection of original readings from scholars and popular historians that shed new light on all aspects of the life of George Washington.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides readers with new insights into previously neglected aspects of Washington's life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original essays from top scholars and popular historians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on new research from thousands of previously unpublished letters to and from Washington\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures viii  \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Youth of George Washington 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJessica E. Brunelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Unlikely Success of a Provincial Surveyor: George Washington Finds Fame in the American Frontier, 1749–1754 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason E. Farr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 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 32\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn K. Rowland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. A Provincial Goes to War: George Washington and the Virginia Regiment, August 1755–January 1759 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter C. Luebke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Entrepreneur 70\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis J. Pogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. George Washington and His Family 86\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia Brady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Washington and Slavery 104\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eL. Scott Philyaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. “What Manner of Man I Am”: The Political Career of George Washington before the Revolution 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTaylor Stoermer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. George Washington and the Siege of Boston 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert J. Allison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. George Washington at New York: The Campaign of 1776 153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarnet Schecter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Crossing: The Trenton and Princeton Campaign of 1776–1777 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStuart Leibiger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. George Washington and the Philadelphia Campaign 1777 190\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas J. McGuire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Washington at Valley Forge 209\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Stockwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Politics of Battle: Washington, the Army, and the Monmouth Campaign 226\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Edward Lender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. “The most unlimited Confidence in his Wisdom \u0026amp; Judgement”: Washington as Commander in Chief in the First Years of the French Alliance 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBenjamin L. Huggins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Washington, Rochambeau, and the Yorktown Campaign of 1781 266\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Selig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. “High Time For Peace”: George Washington and the Close of the American Revolution 288\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam M. Fowler, Jr\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. George Washington’s Navy 302\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn B. Hattendorf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Washington’s Irregulars 320\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn W. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. George Washington Spymaster 344\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn A. Nagy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Administrator in Chief 358\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCheryl R. Collins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. George Washington: America’s First Soldier 378\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas A. Rider II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Revolution and Peace 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames M. Mac Donald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. George Washington and the Constitution 413\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhit Ridgway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. George Washington and Republican Government: The Political Thought of George Washington 430\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas P. Cole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. One Cause, One Purpose, One Nation: George Washington, the Whiskey Insurrection, and Executive Authority 447\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarol S. Ebel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Securing the Revolution: The American Economy and the Challenge of Independence 471\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDana John Stefanelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. George Washington and the Emergence of Party Politics in the New Nation 490\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosemarie Zagarri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Foreign Policy in the Presidential Era 506\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffrey J. Malanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. George Washington in Retirement 524\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexia Jones Helsley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. George Washington's Mind 542\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam M. Ferraro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. 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