Companion to George Washington, A

Copyright © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Companion to George Washington, A

Editor(s): Edward G. Lengel

Published Online: 18 APR 2012 11:55AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781444331035

Online ISBN: 9781118219935

DOI: 10.1002/9781118219935

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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  • Based on new research from thousands of previously unpublished letters to and from Washington

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xviii)

    2. Chapter 1

      The Youth of George Washington (pages 1–14)

      Jessica E. Brunelle

    3. Chapter 2

      The Unlikely Success of a Provincial Surveyor: George Washington Finds Fame in the American Frontier, 1749–1754 (pages 15–31)

      Jason E. Farr

    4. Chapter 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. Rowland

    5. Chapter 4

      A Provincial Goes to War: George Washington and the Virginia Regiment, August 1755–January 1759 (pages 53–69)

      Peter C. Luebke

    6. Chapter 5

      Entrepreneur (pages 70–85)

      Dennis J. Pogue

    7. Chapter 6

      George Washington and His Family (pages 86–103)

      Patricia Brady

    8. Chapter 7

      Washington and Slavery (pages 104–120)

      L. Scott Philyaw

    9. Chapter 8

      “What Manner of Man I Am”: The Political Career of George Washington before the Revolution (pages 121–136)

      Taylor Stoermer

    10. Chapter 9

      George Washington and the Siege of Boston (pages 137–152)

      Robert J. Allison

    11. Chapter 10

      George Washington at New York: The Campaign of 1776 (pages 153–172)

      Barnet Schecter

    12. Chapter 11

      The Crossing: The Trenton and Princeton Campaign of 1776–1777 (pages 173–189)

      Stuart Leibiger

    13. Chapter 12

      George Washington and the Philadelphia Campaign 1777 (pages 190–208)

      Thomas J. McGuire

    14. Chapter 13

      Washington at Valley Forge (pages 209–225)

      Mary Stockwell

    15. Chapter 14

      The Politics of Battle: Washington, the Army, and the Monmouth Campaign (pages 226–244)

      Mark Edward Lender

    16. Chapter 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. Huggins

    17. Chapter 16

      Washington, Rochambeau, and the Yorktown Campaign of 1781 (pages 266–287)

      Robert A. Selig

    18. Chapter 17

      “High Time for Peace”: George Washington and the Close of the American Revolution (pages 288–301)

      William M. Fowler

    19. Chapter 18

      George Washington's Navy (pages 302–319)

      John B. Hattendorf

    20. Chapter 19

      Washington's Irregulars (pages 320–343)

      John W. Hall

    21. Chapter 20

      George Washington Spymaster (pages 344–357)

      John A. Nagy

    22. Chapter 21

      Administrator in Chief (pages 358–377)

      Cheryl R. Collins

    23. Chapter 22

      George Washington: America's First Soldier (pages 378–398)

      Thomas A. Rider

    24. Chapter 23

      Revolution and Peace (pages 399–412)

      James M. Mac Donald

    25. Chapter 24

      George Washington and the Constitution (pages 413–429)

      Whit Ridgway

    26. Chapter 25

      George Washington and Republican Government: The Political Thought of George Washington (pages 430–446)

      Nicholas P. Cole

    27. Chapter 26

      One Cause, One Purpose, One Nation: George Washington, the Whiskey Insurrection, and Executive Authority (pages 447–470)

      Carol S. Ebel

    28. Chapter 27

      Securing the Revolution: The American Economy and the Challenge of Independence (pages 471–489)

      Dana John Stefanelli

    29. Chapter 28

      George Washington and the Emergence of Party Politics in the New Nation (pages 490–505)

      Rosemarie Zagarri

    30. Chapter 29

      Foreign Policy in the Presidential Era (pages 506–523)

      Jeffrey J. Malanson

    31. Chapter 30

      George Washington in Retirement (pages 524–541)

      Alexia Jones Helsley

    32. Chapter 31

      George Washington's Mind (pages 542–557)

      William M. Ferraro

    33. Chapter 32

      Religion: George Washington, Anglican Gentleman (pages 558–575)

      Mary V. Thompson

    34. Chapter 33

      George Washington, Death and Mourning (pages 576–591)

      Meredith Eliassen

    35. Chapter 34

      The Washington Image in American Culture (pages 592–611)

      Scott E. Casper

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      Bibliography (pages 612–639)

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      Index (pages 640–659)

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