George Washington: Gentleman Warrior
WINNER OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE 2013.
''I am a warrior''. These were the uncompromising words that George Washington chose to describe himself in May 1779, at the height of the Revolutionary War against Britain. It''s an image very different to the one that he''s been assigned by posterity - the patriotic plantation owner who would become the dignified political leader of his country.
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WINNER OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE 2013.
''I am a warrior''. These were the uncompromising words that George Washington chose to describe himself in May 1779, at the height of the Revolutionary War against Britain. It''s an image very different to the one that he''s been assigned by posterity - the patriotic plantation owner who would become the dignified political leader of his country.
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