Blooding At Great Meadows: Young George Washington And The Battle That Shaped The Man
by Alan Axelrod 2021-01-09 08:21:12
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History celebrates George Washington as the leader of the American Revolution and the father of his country. But what has gone previously unexamined is Washington''s life as a twenty-two-year-old lieutenant colonel; he led four hundred American milit... Read more
History celebrates George Washington as the leader of the American Revolution and the father of his country. But what has gone previously unexamined is Washington''s life as a twenty-two-year-old lieutenant colonel; he led four hundred American militiamen against a bigger, more experienced French army and paid a high price. Not only did Washington lose over a third of his men, but the Battle of Great Meadows was also the spark that ignited the French and Indian War. Yet in the midst of this bitter battle, Washington forged the intellectual, visceral, and spiritual aspects that enabled him to achieve all that he did in the years that followed. In this never-before-told account, historian Alan Axelrod examines the geopolitical, financial, and intensely personal issues that shaped the leader Washington would become. Less
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  • 7.5 X 5.3 X 1 in
  • Blackstone Publishing
  • January 1, 2006
  • English
  • 9780786170234
Alan Axelrod is the author of numerous popular books on military history, general history, American history and historically rooted business and management books, including Bradley and Patton in The G...
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