Patriot Sage

by Gregg, Gary L.; Spalding, Matthew; Bennett, William J.

• ISBN13: 9781882926381
• ISBN10: 1882926382
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Isi Books

Summary

The only book published in commemoration of the bicentenary of George Washington's death, Patriot Sage offers a fresh portrait of the remarkable life of the father of our nation. Forrest McDonald, William Allen, Victor Davis Hanson and other accomplished scholars and writers explain why the myth of the hero Washington rings true.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Today's Indispensable Man	p. 23
""""The Western Cincinnatus"""": Washington as Farmer and Soldier	p. 39
General Washington and the Military Strategy of the Revolution	p. 61
George Washington and the Standing Oak	p. 99
Washington and the Origins of Presidential Power	p. 123
Foreign Policy and the First Commander in Chief	p. 141
The Symbolic Dimensions of the First Presidency	p. 165
Washington's Farewell Address and the Form of the American Regime	p. 199
Making Citizens: George Washington and the American Character	p. 217
""""Our Illustrious Washington"""": the American Imaging of George Washington	p. 241
George Washington and the Religious Impulse	p. 267
Eulogy on Washington: """"First in the Hearts of His Countrymen""""	p. 287
Afterword: The Forgotten Character of George Washington	p. 299
Notes on Contributors	p. 309
Notes	p. 315
Index	p. 341
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