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| Formaat: Hardback, 928 pages, illustrations |
| Ilmumisaeg: 05-Oct-2010 |
| Kirjastus: Penguin Press |
| ISBN-10: 1594202664 |
| ISBN-13: 9781594202667 |
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The National Book Award-winning author of The House of Morgan offers a comprehensive account of the life of George Washington, disposing of the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man and instead bringing to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods who fiercely guarded his private life. 600,000 first printing.
A comprehensive account of the life of George Washington negates the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man and instead reveals a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods who fiercely guarded his private life.
In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people.
The National Book Award-winning author of The House of Morgan offers a comprehensive account of the life of George Washington, disposing of the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man and instead bringing to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods who fiercely guarded his private life. 600,000 first printing.
In Washington: A Life, celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president.
Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow shatters forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, an elegant dancer, and a tireless hunter with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, the author explores Washington's fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. Chernow also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of Washington's marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master.
Most of all, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, establish the office of the presidency, and forge a nation.
In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.
From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington.
In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president.
Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man. A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master.
At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency.
In this unique biography, Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of America's founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.
| Author's Note |
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| Prelude: The Portrait Artist |
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PART ONE The Frontiersman |
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3 | (12) |
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15 | (14) |
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29 | (10) |
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39 | (13) |
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52 | (11) |
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63 | (13) |
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76 | (11) |
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Eight Darling of a Grateful Country |
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87 | (10) |
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97 | (12) |
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Ten A Certain Species of Property |
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109 | (12) |
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121 | (6) |
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127 | (9) |
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Thirteen A World of His Own |
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136 | (16) |
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Fourteen The Asiatic Prince |
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152 | (13) |
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Fifteen A Shock of Electricity |
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165 | (16) |
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Sixteen The Glorious Cause |
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181 | (13) |
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Seventeen Magnificent Bluff |
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194 | (12) |
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206 | (16) |
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222 | (12) |
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234 | (10) |
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244 | (13) |
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Twenty-Two An Indecisive Mind |
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257 | (12) |
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Twenty-Three The Crossing |
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269 | (16) |
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Twenty-Four The Busy Scenes of a Camp |
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285 | (15) |
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Twenty-Five Darkness Visible |
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300 | (12) |
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Twenty-Six Rapping a Demigod over the Knuckles |
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312 | (11) |
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Twenty-Seven A Dreary Kind of Place |
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323 | (14) |
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Twenty-Eight The Long Retreat |
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337 | (10) |
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Twenty-Nine Pests of Society |
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347 | (11) |
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Thirty The Storm Thickens |
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358 | (13) |
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371 | (17) |
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388 | (10) |
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Thirty-Three Plundering Scoundrels |
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398 | (8) |
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Thirty-Four The World Turned Upside Down |
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406 | (18) |
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Thirty-Five Man of Moderation |
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424 | (13) |
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Thirty-Six Closing the Drama with Applause |
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437 | (11) |
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448 | (13) |
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Thirty-Eight American Celebrity |
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461 | (15) |
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Thirty-Nine Gentleman Farmer |
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476 | (9) |
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485 | (12) |
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Forty-One The Ruins of the Past |
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497 | (11) |
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Forty-Two A Masterly Hand |
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508 | (12) |
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Forty-Three A House on Fire |
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520 | (13) |
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533 | (9) |
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Forty-Five Mounting the Seat |
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542 | (17) |
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Forty-Six The Place of Execution |
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559 | (15) |
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Forty-Seven Acting the Presidency |
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574 | (12) |
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Forty-Eight The Cares of Office |
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586 | (9) |
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Forty-Nine Rays of Genius |
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595 | (13) |
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Fifty The Traveling Presidency |
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608 | (10) |
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Fifty-One The State of the President |
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618 | (11) |
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Fifty-Two Capital Matters |
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629 | (13) |
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Fifty-Three Southern Exposure |
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642 | (14) |
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Fifty-Four Running into Extremes |
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656 | (13) |
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Fifty-Five A Tissue of Machinations |
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669 | (15) |
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684 | (16) |
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Fifty-Seven Bring Out Your Dead |
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700 | (11) |
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Fifty-Eight Hercules in the Field |
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711 | (12) |
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Fifty-Nine Crowns and Coronets |
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723 | (6) |
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729 | (11) |
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Sixty-One The Colossus of the People |
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740 | (12) |
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Sixty-Two The Master of Farewells |
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752 | (12) |
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Sixty-Three Exiting the Stage |
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764 | (11) |
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Sixty-Four Samson and Solomon |
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775 | (17) |
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Sixty-Five A Mind on the Stretch |
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792 | (7) |
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799 | (6) |
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805 | (14) |
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819 | (4) |
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823 | (36) |
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859 | (14) |
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859 | (5) |
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864 | (9) |
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