Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington - Couverture souple

Henriques, Peter R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0813927412 ISBN 13 : 9780813927411

Editeur : University of Virginia Press, 2008

Synopsis

In Realistic Visionary the renowned George Washington scholar Peter Henriques seeks to humanize the first president without diminishing him. Henriques's Washington makes mistakes, is sensitive to criticism, and is slow to accept blame, but he is also the greatest man of his age, a relentless pragmatist who could nonetheless envision what a free and united America could be for "millions unborn."

Rather than revisiting Washington's life in its entirety, Henriques constructs a biographical portrait by addressing the vital themes and events through which Washington the man is revealed. What emerge most clearly in Realistic Visionary are Washington's successful struggle to channel his monumental personal ambition into public service and his unrivaled ability to turn his ambitious visions for the fledgling nation into reality.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter R. Henriques, Professor of History Emeritus at George Mason University, is the author of The Death of George Washington: He Died as He Lived.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Virginia Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813927412
• ISBN 13: 9780813927411
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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