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ISBN
9781400111992
Publication Year
2009
Format
Compact Disc
Language
English
Book Title
Ascent of George Washington : the Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon
Author
John Ferling
Publisher
Tantor Media, Incorporated
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Topic
General, Presidents & Heads of State, Historical
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Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now John Ferling peers behind that image, carefully burnished by Washington himself, to show us a leader who was not only not above politics but a canny infighter-a master of persuasion, manipulation, and deniability. In the War of Independence, Washington used his skills to steer the Continental Army through crises that would have broken less determined men; he squeezed out rival generals and defused dissent from those below him. Ending the war as a national hero, Washington "allowed" himself to be pressed into the presidency, guiding the nation with the same brilliantly maintained pose of selfless public interest. In short, Washington deftly screened a burning ambition behind his image of republican virtue-but that image, maintained not without cost, made him just the leader the overmatched army, and then the shaky young nation, desperately needed. Ferling argues that not only was Washington one of America's most adroit politicians-the proof of his genius is that he is no longer thought of as a politician at all.

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Publisher
Tantor Media, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1400111994
ISBN-13
9781400111992
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Ascent of George Washington : the Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon
Topic
General, Presidents & Heads of State, Historical
Publication Year
2009
Language
English
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Author
John Ferling
Format
Compact Disc

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1.1in.
Item Length
5.3in.
Item Width
6.4in.
Item Weight
11.2 Oz

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Dewey Edition
22
Number of Volumes
14 Vols.
Dewey Decimal
973.4/1092 B
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
Narrated by
Dietz, Norman

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