George Washington
A Biographical Companion
Published on 22. May 2002
Book
Hardback
437 pages
978-1-57607-082-6 (ISBN)
Description
This encyclopedia offers an A-Z retrospective of George Washington's life, career, and historical significance, based in large part on Washington's own words and those of his contemporaries.
George Washington dominated his era like few other Americans. Yet the complexity of the historic events he was involved in and the sheer magnitude of his correspondence-the most voluminous in colonial America-can be overwhelming for researchers.
The goal of this volume is to make the larger-than-life figure of George Washington accessible to modern researchers. In its 200 entries readers will discover a detailed and surprising portrait. Washington was not a cold, aloof, and unknowable man, but was extremely convivial by nature; a general who commanded the Continental army without pay but was a better administrator than military strategist; a man of deeds whose appearance was, according to one contemporary, "truly noble and majestic;" a man known to his contemporaries for his complete honesty.
Includes people who played a seminal role in Washington's life: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, John Hancock, Robert Dinwiddie, James Rumsey, and others
Explores Washington's many business interests: distillery, fisheries, Great Kanawha tracts, Mount Vernon, surveying
George Washington dominated his era like few other Americans. Yet the complexity of the historic events he was involved in and the sheer magnitude of his correspondence-the most voluminous in colonial America-can be overwhelming for researchers.
The goal of this volume is to make the larger-than-life figure of George Washington accessible to modern researchers. In its 200 entries readers will discover a detailed and surprising portrait. Washington was not a cold, aloof, and unknowable man, but was extremely convivial by nature; a general who commanded the Continental army without pay but was a better administrator than military strategist; a man of deeds whose appearance was, according to one contemporary, "truly noble and majestic;" a man known to his contemporaries for his complete honesty.
Includes people who played a seminal role in Washington's life: Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, John Hancock, Robert Dinwiddie, James Rumsey, and others
Explores Washington's many business interests: distillery, fisheries, Great Kanawha tracts, Mount Vernon, surveying
Reviews / Votes
"[A] well-written and highly accessible reference tool." - American Reference Books Annual "[I]n the only encyclopedic works devoted to these presidents entries for people, events, and concepts are presented in an accessible A-Z format. Authoritative. . .these attractive volumes would work for students at the high-school level and up."[Combined review of Andrew Johnson and James Polk in the Biographical Companions series] - Booklist
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: From Second Grade to Twelfth Grade, Interest Age: From 12 years
Illustrations
46 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1054 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57607-082-6 (9781576070826)
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Person
Frank E. Grizzard, Jr., is director of the Lee Family Digital Archive, an effort to create an online repository of the collected papers of the Lee Family, in Charlottesville, VA. His published works include ABC-CLIO's The Jamestown Colony.