Inventing George Washington : America's founder, in myth and memory
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Inventing George Washington : America's founder, in myth and memory
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- Inventing George Washington : America's founder, in myth and memory
- Title remainder
- America's founder, in myth and memory
- Statement of responsibility
- Edward G. Lengel
- Title variation
- Inventing George Washington
- Title variation remainder
- Americas founder, in myth and memory
- Subject
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- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- truePresidents -- United States -- Biography
- Biography
- Biographies
- truePoliticians -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Presidents
- Biographies
- trueGenerals -- United States -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History -- 18th century
- trueMilitary history -- 18th century
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- trueHistory writing -- United States
- trueRevolutions -- United States
- United States
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- trueWashington, George, 1732-1799
- Generals
- Generals -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- Revolutionary War (America)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This entertaining and erudite history offers a fresh look at America's first Founding Father, the creation of his legend, and what it means for our nation and ourselves. Washington's death in 1799 dealt a blow to public morale. For three decades, Americans had depended on his leadership. Now, they desperately needed to believe that Washington would continue to be there for them--thus began his immortalization. Historian Lengel shows how the late president and war hero continued to serve his nation on two levels: the public Washington evolved into a symbol as Father of His Country, while the private man remained always just out of reach. As Lengel shows, the contrasting urges to deify Washington and to understand him as a man have produced tensions in every generation. As some exalted him, others sought to bring him down to earth, creating a series of competing mythologies that depicted Washington as every sort of human being imaginable.--From publisher description
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 973.4/1092
- B
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E312
- LC item number
- .L46 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- adult
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