Companion to George Washington, A

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Utilizing new primary source material from the Papers of George Washington, a documentary editing project dedicated to the transcription and publication of original documents, A Companion to George Washington features a collection of original readings from scholars and popular historians that shed new light on all aspects of the life of George Washington. Provides readers with new insights into previously neglected aspects of Washington's life Features original essays from top scholars and popular historians Based on new research from thousands of previously unpublished letters to and from Washington Content: Chapter 1 The Youth of George Washington (pages 1–14): Jessica E. BrunelleChapter 2 The Unlikely Success of a Provincial Surveyor: George Washington Finds Fame in the American Frontier, 1749–1754 (pages 15–31): Jason E. FarrChapter 3 Treating American Indians as ‘Slaves’, ‘Dogs’, and Unwanted Allies: George Washington, Edward Braddock, and the Influence of Ethnocentrism and Diplomatic Pragmatism in Ohio Valley Military Relations, 1753–1755 (pages 32–52): John K. RowlandChapter 4 A Provincial Goes to War: George Washington and the Virginia Regiment, August 1755–January 1759 (pages 53–69): Peter C. LuebkeChapter 5 Entrepreneur (pages 70–85): Dennis J. PogueChapter 6 George Washington and His Family (pages 86–103): Patricia BradyChapter 7 Washington and Slavery (pages 104–120): L. Scott PhilyawChapter 8 “What Manner of Man I Am”: The Political Career of George Washington before the Revolution (pages 121–136): Taylor StoermerChapter 9 George Washington and the Siege of Boston (pages 137–152): Robert J. AllisonChapter 10 George Washington at New York: The Campaign of 1776 (pages 153–172): Barnet SchecterChapter 11 The Crossing: The Trenton and Princeton Campaign of 1776–1777 (pages 173–189): Stuart LeibigerChapter 12 George Washington and the Philadelphia Campaign 1777 (pages 190–208): Thomas J. McGuireChapter 13 Washington at Valley Forge (pages 209–225): Mary StockwellChapter 14 The Politics of Battle: Washington, the Army, and the Monmouth Campaign (pages 226–244): Mark Edward LenderChapter 15 “The most unlimited Confidence in his Wisdom & Judgement”: Washington as Commander in Chief in the First Years of the French Alliance (pages 245–265): Benjamin L. HugginsChapter 16 Washington, Rochambeau, and the Yorktown Campaign of 1781 (pages 266–287): Robert A. SeligChapter 17 “High Time for Peace”: George Washington and the Close of the American Revolution (pages 288–301): William M. FowlerChapter 18 George Washington's Navy (pages 302–319): John B. HattendorfChapter 19 Washington's Irregulars (pages 320–343): John W. HallChapter 20 George Washington Spymaster (pages 344–357): John A. NagyChapter 21 Administrator in Chief (pages 358–377): Cheryl R. CollinsChapter 22 George Washington: America's First Soldier (pages 378–398): Thomas A. RiderChapter 23 Revolution and Peace (pages 399–412): James M. Mac DonaldChapter 24 George Washington and the Constitution (pages 413–429): Whit RidgwayChapter 25 George Washington and Republican Government: The Political Thought of George Washington (pages 430–446): Nicholas P. ColeChapter 26 One Cause, One Purpose, One Nation: George Washington, the Whiskey Insurrection, and Executive Authority (pages 447–470): Carol S. EbelChapter 27 Securing the Revolution: The American Economy and the Challenge of Independence (pages 471–489): Dana John StefanelliChapter 28 George Washington and the Emergence of Party Politics in the New Nation (pages 490–505): Rosemarie ZagarriChapter 29 Foreign Policy in the Presidential Era (pages 506–523): Jeffrey J. MalansonChapter 30 George Washington in Retirement (pages 524–541): Alexia Jones HelsleyChapter 31 George Washington's Mind (pages 542–557): William M. FerraroChapter 32 Religion: George Washington, Anglican Gentleman (pages 558–575): Mary V. ThompsonChapter 33 George Washington, Death and Mourning (pages 576–591): Meredith EliassenChapter 34 The Washington Image in American Culture (pages 592–611): Scott E. Casper