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A Companion to George Washington
Edward G. Lengel
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Description for A Companion to George Washington
Hardback. These essays by scholars and popular historians cover every aspect of Washington's life and provide rich new insights into his legacy. Editor(s): Lengel, Edward G. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 678 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Utilizing new primary source material from the Papers of George Washington, a documentary editing project dedicated to the transcription and publication of original documents, A Companion to George Washington features a collection of original readings from scholars and popular historians that shed new light on all aspects of the life of George Washington.
Utilizing new primary source material from the Papers of George Washington, a documentary editing project dedicated to the transcription and publication of original documents, A Companion to George Washington features a collection of original readings from scholars and popular historians that shed new light on all aspects of the life of George Washington.
- Provides readers with new insights into previously neglected aspects of Washington's life
- Features original essays from top scholars and popular historians
- Based on new research from thousands of previously unpublished letters to and from Washington
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
678
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
Number of Pages
680
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444331035
SKU
V9781444331035
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About Edward G. Lengel
Edward G. Lengel is Professor and Editor-in-Chief of the Papers of George Washington, a documentary editing project dedicated to the transcription and publication of original documents, at the University of Virginia. His books include General George Washington: A Military Life (2005); This Glorious Struggle: George Washington's Revolutionary War Letters (2008), Inventing George Washington: America’s Founder in Myth and Memory (2011), ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to George Washington
"[T]he collection contains an admirable mixture of sturdy, predictable, but necessary chapters intermixed with refreshingly original chapters on less-studied aspects of Washington's career. ...It promises to be, as other volumes in the Blackwell Companions to American History series aspire to be, the standard one-volume reference on its subject." (Journal of American History, 1 September 2013 "Scholars of the ... Read more