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_aBeing George Washington : the indispensable man, as you've never seen him _bthe indispensable man, as you've never seen him / |
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_iPre-publication title: _aI am George Washington |
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| 250 | _a1st Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts hardcover ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bThreshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts, _c2011. |
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| 505 | 0 | _aIntroduction : Had I not been a witness -- Victory or death -- The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph -- When none expected much, he did the unexpected -- A valley forged of despair -- A good general, a great author -- Whom can we trust now? -- A tale of two founders -- The war turns at Yorktown -- Yorktown falls -- The world turned upside down -- Gray in your service -- A moment of crisis, a lifetime of preparation -- To please all is impossible -- LIttle short of a miracle -- A final farewell -- A humble agent of heaven -- Conclusion : True greatness dwells in the soul. | |
| 520 | _aCombining biography and Washington's own writings with his own comments and sidebars, Beck explores our nation's first president and describes how Washington's beliefs and values--beliefs and values which united a country in an age even more fractious than our own--are especially important to remember today. | ||
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_aUnited States _xHistory _yRevolution, 1775-1783. _94120 |
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