A Powerful Mind - The Self-education of George Washington

Informationen zum Autor Adrienne M. Harrison is a former assistant professor of history at the United States Military Academy. Her work has been published in Oxford Bibliographies. Klappentext An intellectual biography of George Washington¿s solitary process of self-education and reading and how it shaped his life and achievements Zusammenfassung An intellectual biography of George Washington’s solitary process of self-education and reading and how it shaped his life and achievements Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction1. Pursuing Useful Knowledge2. Provincial Reading3. Revolutionary Reading4. Presidential Reading5. A Legacy Library6. A Place for Secluded StudyConclusionSuggestions for Further ReadingNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Adrienne Harrison, Adrienne M Harrison, Adrienne M. Harrison
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781612347257
• ISBN: 978-1-61234-725-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education