The Resource Young Washington : how wilderness and war forged America's founding father, Peter Stark
Young Washington : how wilderness and war forged America's founding father, Peter Stark
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- Summary
- A new, brash, and unexpected view of the president we thought we knew, from the bestselling author of Astoria. Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naive and self-absorbed, the twenty-two-year-old officer accidentally ignited the French and Indian War--a conflict that opened colonists to the possibility of an American Revolution. With powerful narrative drive and vivid writing, Young Washington recounts the wilderness trials, controversial battles, and emotional entanglements that transformed Washington from a temperamental striver into a mature leader. Enduring terrifying summer storms and subzero winters imparted resilience and self-reliance, helping prepare him for what he would one day face at Valley Forge. Leading the Virginia troops into battle taught him to set aside his own relentless ambitions and stand in solidarity with those who looked to him for leadership. Negotiating military strategy with British and colonial allies honed his diplomatic skills. And thwarted in his obsessive, youthful love for one woman, he grew to cultivate deeper, enduring relationships. By weaving together Washington's harrowing wilderness adventures and a broader historical context, Young Washington offers new insights into the dramatic years that shaped the man who shaped a nation
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 514 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ;
- Isbn
- 9780062416070
- Label
- Young Washington : how wilderness and war forged America's founding father
- Title
- Young Washington
- Title remainder
- how wilderness and war forged America's founding father
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Stark
- Subject
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- HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century
- HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Childhood and youth
- United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Biography
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A new, brash, and unexpected view of the president we thought we knew, from the bestselling author of Astoria. Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naive and self-absorbed, the twenty-two-year-old officer accidentally ignited the French and Indian War--a conflict that opened colonists to the possibility of an American Revolution. With powerful narrative drive and vivid writing, Young Washington recounts the wilderness trials, controversial battles, and emotional entanglements that transformed Washington from a temperamental striver into a mature leader. Enduring terrifying summer storms and subzero winters imparted resilience and self-reliance, helping prepare him for what he would one day face at Valley Forge. Leading the Virginia troops into battle taught him to set aside his own relentless ambitions and stand in solidarity with those who looked to him for leadership. Negotiating military strategy with British and colonial allies honed his diplomatic skills. And thwarted in his obsessive, youthful love for one woman, he grew to cultivate deeper, enduring relationships. By weaving together Washington's harrowing wilderness adventures and a broader historical context, Young Washington offers new insights into the dramatic years that shaped the man who shaped a nation
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stark, Peter
- Dewey number
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- 973.4/1092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E312.2
- LC item number
- .S79 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Washington, George
- United States
- Presidents
- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century
- HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Label
- Young Washington : how wilderness and war forged America's founding father, Peter Stark
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-496) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1008765588
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 514 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ;
- Isbn
- 9780062416070
- Lccn
- 2017052000
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1008765588
- Label
- Young Washington : how wilderness and war forged America's founding father, Peter Stark
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-496) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1008765588
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 514 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ;
- Isbn
- 9780062416070
- Lccn
- 2017052000
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1008765588
Subject
- HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century
- HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Childhood and youth
- United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Biography
- Biographies
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