Sons of the father : George Washington and his protégés /
Whether acting as a military officer or civilian officeholder, George Washington did not possess a reputation for glad handing, easy confidences, or even much warmth. His greatest attributes as a commander might well have been his firm command over his own emotions and the way in which he held himse...
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| Language: | English |
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Charlottesville :
University of Virginia Press,
2013.
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| ISBN: | 9780813934396 0813934397 1299591426 9781299591424 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Theodore J. Crackel
- George Washington's mentors / Fred Anderson
- "The spirit and ardor of a veteran soldier" : George Washington, Daniel Morgan, and the ideal of service / L. Scott Philyaw
- Most loyal but forgotten son : Anthony Wayne's relationship with George Washington / Mary Stockwell
- "General Washington did not harbor one principle of federalism" : Thomas Jefferson remembers George Washington / Brian Steele
- George Washington and James Monroe : military compatriots, political adversaries, and nationalist visionaries / William M. Ferraro
- Guns of the revolution : Henry Knox, George Washington, and the war of American independence / Mark Thompson
- "My favorite officer" : George Washington's apprentice, Nathanael Greene / John W. Hall
- Gouverneur Morris and George Washington : prodigal son and patient father / Mary-Jo Kline
- The great collaboration : the increasingly close relationship between George Washington and Alexander Hamilton / Peter R. Henriques
- George Washington and Lafayette : father and son of the revolution / Stuart Leibiger
- Son of the army : Captain Robert Kirkwood of the Delaware Regiment / Thomas Rider
- Afterword : unanticipated challenges and unexpected talents : leadership and the colonial matrix / Jack P. Greene.