| International Standard Book Number |
9780385551557
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| International Standard Book Number |
038555155X
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| Personal Name |
Brands, H. W., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
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| Title Statement |
American patriarch : the life of George Washington / H.W. Brands.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Life of George Washington.
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| Edition Statement |
First Doubleday hardcover edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
New York : Doubleday, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
623 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm.
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| General Note |
Map on endpapers.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Virginia -- Ohio -- A young man's fancy -- Recalled to arms -- Boston -- New York -- Valley Forge -- Yorktown -- Cincinnatus -- New York and Philadelphia -- Mount Vernon.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands explores the life of George Washington, the man who, by his singular virtues, led the American army to independence and set the fledgling republican government on its path to democracy and freedom George Washington was a singular figure in American history, and he remains unmatched. In his military career, Washington was more than just a leader; he was the embodiment of the American Revolution. As the first president of the United States, he established the norms and expectations that have shaped the presidency ever since. Other men gained military fame; some of these subsequently became president. But none so towered above his contemporaries in both war and peace. From his early military career and role among the Virginia gentry, to his leadership during the American Revolution and reluctant return to public service as the first president of the United States, American Patriarch brings to life the man who became an embodiment of the virtues of America's founding. Within a few years of his 1799 death, Washington was linked in the popular mind to a golden age of civic virtue-an association that continues centuries after his death. In a vivid narrative that confounds expectations, Brands portrays a Washington who perseveres through a shocking series of failures and setbacks, acknowledging his weaknesses but attributing to him a fundamentally solid character and uncovering the qualities that made him an iconic American leader"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Washington, George, 1732-1799
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 Biography. sears.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Washington family Biography. sears.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Presidents United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Presidents United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Generals United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
HISTORY / United States / General.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Founding Fathers of the United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Présidents États-Unis. (CaQQLa)201-0178650.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Pères fondateurs des États-Unis. (CaQQLa)000263410.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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