Travels with George in search of Washington and his legacy
"Does George Washington still matter? The bestselling author argues for his unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new President through the former colonies, now an unsure nation. A new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection int...
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New York :
Viking,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: The chariot
- Part I: Inauguration. Loomings ; Mount Vernon ; "Wreaths and chaplets of flowers" ; New York
- Part II: New England. Dreaming of George Washington ; "Only a man" ; Turf wars ; "A child of God" ; The middle road home
- Part III: Into the South. The spies of Long Island ; Newport ; Providence
- Part IV: South. Terra incognita ; The fellowship of the past ; "Follow the yellow brick road" ; "Eleven o'clock Sunday morning" ; "A cat may look on a king" ; Muddy freshets ; "The devil's own roads"
- Epilogue: The view from the mountain.
