George Washington the founding father
By far the most important figure in the history of the United States, George Washington liberated the thirteen colonies from the superior forces of the British Empire against all military odds, and presided over the production and ratification of a constitution that (suitably amended) has lasted for...
| Main Author: | Johnson, Paul, 1928- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper Perennial,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st Harper Perennial ed. |
| Series: |
Eminent lives.
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Series: Eminent lives
George Balanchine: the ballet maker
Ulysses S. Grant: the unlikely hero
Caravaggio: painter of miracles
George Washington: the founding father
Thomas Jefferson: author of America
Alexis de Tocqueville: democracy's guide
Francis Crick: discoverer of the genetic code
Freud: inventor of the modern mind
Muhammad: a prophet for our time
Machiavelli: philosopher of power