Life of General Washington

Informationen zum Autor ROSEMARIE ZAGARRI is a professor of history at George Mason University. Her other books are The Politics of Size: Representation in the United States, 1776-1850 and A Woman's Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution . Klappentext A biography of George Washington! written by his close friend and military aide! this work offers a glimpse of Washington's life! from his birth in 1732 until his assumption of the presidency in 1789. It assembles manuscripts from three separate archives to reconstruct and publish the biography along with Washington's ""Remarks. Zusammenfassung This biography of George Washington--the only one authorized by the general himself--was written by his close friend and military aide David Humphreys. It offers a rare, intimate glimpse of Washington's life, from his birth in 1732 until his assumption of the presidency in 1789.

Product details

• Authors: David Humphreys, David/ Zagarri Humphreys
• Assisted by: Rosemarie Zagarri (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2006
• EAN: 9780820328249
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-2824-9
• No. of pages: 129
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography / Autobiography, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State