The Invention of George Washington
Published on 28. February 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-8139-1872-3 (ISBN)
Description
By tracing George Washington's development from colonial planter and soldier to republican icon, this work answers the riddle of Washington's simultaneous fame and aloofness, arriving at a portrait of Washington as a self-fashioning representative of his turbulent time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Charlottesville
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
593 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8139-1872-3 (9780813918723)
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Person
Paul K. Longmore is Professor of History at San Francisco State University.