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Boston (Hardcover)
Henry Cabot Lodge
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R856
Discovery Miles 8 560
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Originally published in 1889, George Washington is the first volume
in a series of biographies of the Founding Fathers and succeeding
generations of like-minded Americans to be reissued. This is a
welcome opportunity to remind this generation of leaders of the
great story of liberty. In an age when politicians abound but
statesmen are all too rare, Henry Cabot Lodge's portrayal of
Washington is timelier than ever. According to the majority of
eighteenth- and nineteenth-century historians, the most remarkable
event during America's founding era did not take place on
battlefields, during the course of the great constitutional
debates, or in the midst of diplomatic negotiations with European
powers. It occurred instead when the field commander of the
Continental army--Gen. George Washington--surrendered his
commission to congressional authorities at Annapolis in a humble
demonstration of what it means to be a leader who serves the nation
instead of himself. At the time, Washington was the idol of the
country and his soldiers. The army was unpaid, and the veteran
troops, well-armed and fresh from their victory at Yorktown, were
eager to have him take control of the disordered country. Some
wanted to make him a king. Others thought to make him a
dictator--like Cromwell had been a century earlier in England. It
was clear to all that Washington was "first in war, first in peace,
and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
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Boston (Paperback)
Henry Cabot Lodge
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R616
Discovery Miles 6 160
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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