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George Washington: Gentleman-Krie
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George Washington: Gentleman Warrior
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512 Pages
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English
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2013
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United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Military / United States, Presidents & Heads of State
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Biography & Autobiography, History
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Hardcover
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"Dynamic... The First Father waves from his high horse with this felicitous new assessment of his derring-do."'e" Kirkus Reviews, "Stephen Brumwell's book is a pleasure to read from the very first pages, when he puts you right there, literally looking down the sights of a rifle held by a British officer who's about to decide whether to kill George Washington.... [Brumwell] brings the frontier military experience to life--the vermin, the floggings, the constant fear of ambush and massacre. And readers get a vivid sense of Washington himself as a creation of eighteenth-century military culture."'e" Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, George Washington College, PRAISE FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON : "In clear prose and a compelling narrative style, Stephen Brumwell balances the popular image of Washington as a reluctant commander, statesman, and father of his country with that of an ambitious young officer in the British military tradition, whose experiences--and hard lessons-in war shaped his leadership of a nation born out of conflict."-Colin G. Calloway, John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College "Brumwell breathes new life into a younger and edgier incarnation of our first president-the feisty frontier warrior who engaged the French and their Indian allies in brutal border skirmishes, the tough mid-career officer who turned the Continental Army into the weapon that defeated the British Empire. Even while Washington fought the redcoats, Brumwell argues, he relied on British models of military organization and gentlemanly behavior in shaping his distinctive style of leadership."-from the 2013 The George Washington Book Prize winner citation announcement "Stephen Brumwell's book is a pleasure to read from the very first pages, when he puts you right there, literally looking down the sights of a rifle held by a British officer who's about to decide whether to kill George Washington. . . . [Brumwell] brings the frontier military experience to life-the vermin, the floggings, the constant fear of ambush and massacre. And readers get a vivid sense of Washington himself as a creation of eighteenth-century military culture."-Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, George Washington College " George Washington: Gentleman Warrior is a wonderful read and the scholarship is deeply impressive-Stephen Brumwell was way down in the scholarly weeds sorting out things most eighteenth-century specialists don't know much about"-James G. Basker, President, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History "Well-written and engaging . . . In the hands of this fine biographer, Washington emerges as a flesh and blood man, more impressive than the mythical hero could ever be."-2013 Washington Book Prize Jury's finalist selection citation PRAISE FOR WHITE DEVIL : "Excellent research and gripping prose!" - Sunday Telegraph "A thrilling narrative…vividly written." - Times Literary Supplement PRAISE FOR PATHS OF GLORY : " Paths of Glory is a powerful tonic, which shows that...[Wolfe's] generalship-and not luck-won for England a continent." - Times Literary Supplement "Every so often, books are published that combine first-rate, innovative scholarship and page-turning readability. Stephen Brumwell's revisionary retelling of the life of James Wolfe is a shining example." - Globe and Mail From the Hardcover edition., PRAISE FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON : "In clear prose and a compelling narrative style, Stephen Brumwell balances the popular image of Washington as a reluctant commander, statesman, and father of his country with that of an ambitious young officer in the British military tradition, whose experiences-and hard lessons-in war shaped his leadership of a nation born out of conflict."-Colin G. Calloway, John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College PRAISE FOR WHITE DEVIL : "Excellent research and gripping prose!" - Sunday Telegraph "A thrilling narrative…vividly written." - Times Literary Supplement PRAISE FOR PATHS OF GLORY : " Paths of Glory is a powerful tonic, which shows that...[Wolfe's] generalship-and not luck-won for England a continent." - Times Literary Supplement "Every so often, books are published that combine first-rate, innovative scholarship and page-turning readability. Stephen Brumwell's revisionary retelling of the life of James Wolfe is a shining example." - Globe and Mail From the Hardcover edition., "Every so often, books are published that combine first-rate, innovative scholarship and page-turning readability. Stephen Brumwell's revisionary retelling of the life of James Wolfe is a shining example."'e" Globe and Mail, PRAISE FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON : "In clear prose and a compelling narrative style, Stephen Brumwell balances the popular image of Washington as a reluctant commander, statesman, and father of his country with that of an ambitious young officer in the British military tradition, whose experiences--and hard lessons--in war shaped his leadership of a nation born out of conflict."--Colin G. Calloway, John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College "[A] solid military biography . . . Mr. Brumwell's thesis that Washington's own 'pretension to the character of a gentleman' explains his success in the War for Independence." --Alan Pell Crawford--Allan Pell Crawford, The Wall Street Journal "Dynamic . . . The First Father waves from his high horse with this felicitous new assessment of his derring-do." -- Kirkus Reviews "Brumwell breathes new life into a younger and edgier incarnation of our first president--the feisty frontier warrior who engaged the French and their Indian allies in brutal border skirmishes, the tough mid-career officer who turned the Continental Army into the weapon that defeated the British Empire. Even while Washington fought the redcoats, Brumwell argues, he relied on British models of military organization and gentlemanly behavior in shaping his distinctive style of leadership."--from the 2013 The George Washington Book Prize winner citation announcement "Stephen Brumwell's book is a pleasure to read from the very first pages, when he puts you right there, literally looking down the sights of a rifle held by a British officer who's about to decide whether to kill George Washington. . . . [Brumwell] brings the frontier military experience to life--the vermin, the floggings, the constant fear of ambush and massacre. And readers get a vivid sense of Washington himself as a creation of eighteenth-century military culture."--Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, George Washington College " George Washington: Gentleman Warrior is a wonderful read and the scholarship is deeply impressive--Stephen Brumwell was way down in the scholarly weeds sorting out things most eighteenth-century specialists don't know much about"--James G. Basker, President, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History "Well-written and engaging . . . In the hands of this fine biographer, Washington emerges as a flesh and blood man, more impressive than the mythical hero could ever be."--2013 Washington Book Prize Jury's finalist selection citation PRAISE FOR WHITE DEVIL : "Excellent research and gripping prose!" -- Sunday Telegraph "A thrilling narrative...vividly written." -- Times Literary Supplement PRAISE FOR PATHS OF GLORY : " Paths of Glory is a powerful tonic, which shows that...[Wolfe's] generalship--and not luck--won for England a continent." -- Times Literary Supplement "Every so often, books are published that combine first-rate, innovative scholarship and page-turning readability. Stephen Brumwell's revisionary retelling of the life of James Wolfe is a shining example." -- Globe and Mail, PRAISE FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON : "In clear prose and a compelling narrative style, Stephen Brumwell balances the popular image of Washington as a reluctant commander, statesman, and father of his country with that of an ambitious young officer in the British military tradition, whose experiences--and hard lessons--in war shaped his leadership of a nation born out of conflict."--Colin G. Calloway, John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College "Dynamic . . . The First Father waves from his high horse with this felicitous new assessment of his derring-do." -- Kirkus Reviews "Brumwell breathes new life into a younger and edgier incarnation of our first president--the feisty frontier warrior who engaged the French and their Indian allies in brutal border skirmishes, the tough mid-career officer who turned the Continental Army into the weapon that defeated the British Empire. Even while Washington fought the redcoats, Brumwell argues, he relied on British models of military organization and gentlemanly behavior in shaping his distinctive style of leadership."--from the 2013 The George Washington Book Prize winner citation announcement "Stephen Brumwell's book is a pleasure to read from the very first pages, when he puts you right there, literally looking down the sights of a rifle held by a British officer who's about to decide whether to kill George Washington. . . . [Brumwell] brings the frontier military experience to life--the vermin, the floggings, the constant fear of ambush and massacre. And readers get a vivid sense of Washington himself as a creation of eighteenth-century military culture."--Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, George Washington College " George Washington: Gentleman Warrior is a wonderful read and the scholarship is deeply impressive--Stephen Brumwell was way down in the scholarly weeds sorting out things most eighteenth-century specialists don't know much about"--James G. Basker, President, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History "Well-written and engaging . . . In the hands of this fine biographer, Washington emerges as a flesh and blood man, more impressive than the mythical hero could ever be."--2013 Washington Book Prize Jury's finalist selection citation PRAISE FOR WHITE DEVIL : "Excellent research and gripping prose!" -- Sunday Telegraph "A thrilling narrative...vividly written." -- Times Literary Supplement PRAISE FOR PATHS OF GLORY : " Paths of Glory is a powerful tonic, which shows that...[Wolfe's] generalship--and not luck--won for England a continent." -- Times Literary Supplement "Every so often, books are published that combine first-rate, innovative scholarship and page-turning readability. Stephen Brumwell's revisionary retelling of the life of James Wolfe is a shining example." -- Globe and Mail From the Hardcover edition., PRAISE FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON : "In clear prose and a compelling narrative style, Stephen Brumwell balances the popular image of Washington as a reluctant commander, statesman, and father of his country with that of an ambitious young officer in the British military tradition, whose experiences--and hard lessons--in war shaped his leadership of a nation born out of conflict."--Colin G. Calloway, John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College "Dynamic . . . The First Father waves from his high horse with this felicitous new assessment of his derring-do." -- Kirkus Reviews "Brumwell breathes new life into a younger and edgier incarnation of our first president--the feisty frontier warrior who engaged the French and their Indian allies in brutal border skirmishes, the tough mid-career officer who turned the Continental Army into the weapon that defeated the British Empire. Even while Washington fought the redcoats, Brumwell argues, he relied on British models of military organization and gentlemanly behavior in shaping his distinctive style of leadership."--from the 2013 The George Washington Book Prize winner citation announcement "Stephen Brumwell's book is a pleasure to read from the very first pages, when he puts you right there, literally looking down the sights of a rifle held by a British officer who's about to decide whether to kill George Washington. . . . [Brumwell] brings the frontier military experience to life--the vermin, the floggings, the constant fear of ambush and massacre. And readers get a vivid sense of Washington himself as a creation of eighteenth-century military culture."--Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, George Washington College " George Washington: Gentleman Warrior is a wonderful read and the scholarship is deeply impressive--Stephen Brumwell was way down in the scholarly weeds sorting out things most eighteenth-century specialists don't know much about"--James G. Basker, President, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History "Well-written and engaging . . . In the hands of this fine biographer, Washington emerges as a flesh and blood man, more impressive than the mythical hero could ever be."--2013 Washington Book Prize Jury's finalist selection citation PRAISE FOR WHITE DEVIL : "Excellent research and gripping prose!" -- Sunday Telegraph "A thrilling narrative...vividly written." -- Times Literary Supplement PRAISE FOR PATHS OF GLORY : " Paths of Glory is a powerful tonic, which shows that...[Wolfe's] generalship--and not luck--won for England a continent." -- Times Literary Supplement "Every so often, books are published that combine first-rate, innovative scholarship and page-turning readability. Stephen Brumwell's revisionary retelling of the life of James Wolfe is a shining example." -- Globe and Mail, "Describes in rich detail [Washington's] beginnings as a military commander and his ultimate triump as commander-in-chief during the Revolutionary War."'e" Columbia Daily Tribune, "Well-written and engaging... In the hands of this fine biographer, Washington emerges as a flesh and blood man, more impressive than the mythical hero could ever be."'e" 2013 Washington Book Prize Jury's finalist selection citation, " George Washington: Gentleman Warrior is a wonderful read and the scholarship is deeply impressive--Stephen Brumwell was way down in the scholarly weeds sorting out things most eighteenth-century specialists don't know much about"'e" James G. Basker, President, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, "[A] solid military biography... Mr. Brumwell's thesis that Washington's own 'pretension to the character of a gentleman' explains his success in the War for Independence."'e" Allan Pell Crawford, The Wall Street Journal, PRAISE FOR WHITE DEVIL : "Excellent research and gripping prose!" - Sunday Telegraph "A thrilling narrative…vividly written." - Times Literary Supplement PRAISE FOR PATHS OF GLORY : " Paths of Glory is a powerful tonic, which shows that...[Wolfe's] generalship-and not luck-won for England a continent." - Times Literary Supplement "Every so often, books are published that combine first-rate, innovative scholarship and page-turning readability. Stephen Brumwell's revisionary retelling of the life of James Wolfe is a shining example." - Globe and Mail, "Brumwell's Washington is an aggressive risk-taker in war and an eighteenth century virtuous gentleman."'e" The Washington, Jefferson and Madison Institute's "Best Books of 2013", "Brumwell breathes new life into a younger and edgier incarnation of our first president--the feisty frontier warrior who engaged the French and their Indian allies in brutal border skirmishes, the tough mid-career officer who turned the Continental Army into the weapon that defeated the British Empire. Even while Washington fought the redcoats, Brumwell argues, he relied on British models of military organization and gentlemanly behavior in shaping his distinctive style of leadership."'e" from the 2013 The George Washington Book Prize winner citation announcement, PRAISE FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON : "In clear prose and a compelling narrative style, Stephen Brumwell balances the popular image of Washington as a reluctant commander, statesman, and father of his country with that of an ambitious young officer in the British military tradition, whose experiences--and hard lessons--in war shaped his leadership of a nation born out of conflict."--Colin G. Calloway, John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College "[A] solid military biography . . . Mr. Brumwell's thesis that Washington's own 'pretension to the character of a gentleman' explains his success in the War for Independence." --Allan Pell Crawford, The Wall Street Journal "Dynamic . . . The First Father waves from his high horse with this felicitous new assessment of his derring-do." -- Kirkus Reviews "Brumwell breathes new life into a younger and edgier incarnation of our first president--the feisty frontier warrior who engaged the French and their Indian allies in brutal border skirmishes, the tough mid-career officer who turned the Continental Army into the weapon that defeated the British Empire. Even while Washington fought the redcoats, Brumwell argues, he relied on British models of military organization and gentlemanly behavior in shaping his distinctive style of leadership."--from the 2013 The George Washington Book Prize winner citation announcement "Stephen Brumwell's book is a pleasure to read from the very first pages, when he puts you right there, literally looking down the sights of a rifle held by a British officer who's about to decide whether to kill George Washington. . . . [Brumwell] brings the frontier military experience to life--the vermin, the floggings, the constant fear of ambush and massacre. And readers get a vivid sense of Washington himself as a creation of eighteenth-century military culture."--Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, George Washington College " George Washington: Gentleman Warrior is a wonderful read and the scholarship is deeply impressive--Stephen Brumwell was way down in the scholarly weeds sorting out things most eighteenth-century specialists don't know much about"--James G. Basker, President, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History "Well-written and engaging . . . In the hands of this fine biographer, Washington emerges as a flesh and blood man, more impressive than the mythical hero could ever be."--2013 Washington Book Prize Jury's finalist selection citation PRAISE FOR WHITE DEVIL : "Excellent research and gripping prose!" -- Sunday Telegraph "A thrilling narrative...vividly written." -- Times Literary Supplement PRAISE FOR PATHS OF GLORY : " Paths of Glory is a powerful tonic, which shows that...[Wolfe's] generalship--and not luck--won for England a continent." -- Times Literary Supplement "Every so often, books are published that combine first-rate, innovative scholarship and page-turning readability. Stephen Brumwell's revisionary retelling of the life of James Wolfe is a shining example." -- Globe and Mail, "A wonderful read . . . the scholarship is deeply impressive."'e" James G. Basker, President, Gildher Lehrman Institute of American History, "In clear prose and a compelling narrative style, Stephen Brumwell balances the popular image of Washington as a reluctant commander, statesman, and father of his country with that of an ambitious young officer in the British military tradition, whose experiences--and hard lessons--in war shaped his leadership of a nation born out of conflict."'e" Colin G. Calloway, John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College
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Winner of the prestigious George Washington Book Prize, George Washington is a vivid recounting of the formative years and military career of "The Father of his Country," following his journey from brutal border skirmishes with the French and their Native American allies to his remarkable victory over the British Empire, an achievement that underpinned his selection as the first president of the United States of America. The book focuses on a side of Washington that is often overlooked: the feisty young frontier officer and the early career of the tough forty-something commander of the revolutionaries' ragtag Continental Army. Award-winning historian Stephen Brumwell shows how, ironically, Washington's reliance upon English models of "gentlemanly" conduct, and on British military organization, was crucial in establishing his leadership of the fledgling Continental Army, and in forging it into the weapon that secured American independence. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including original archival research, Brumwell brings a fresh new perspective on this extraordinary individual, whose fusion of gentleman and warrior left an indelible imprint on history.
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