| Description |
xi, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315) and index. |
| Contents |
Private life -- Place in history -- Sons of the childless -- Secret letters -- The once and future commander in chief -- Sedition act -- Second-in-command -- Bewitched -- Guardianship -- Testament -- Washington sinks -- Washington rises -- We are all. |
| Summary |
Washington's End begins where most biographies of George Washington leave off, with the first president exiting office after eight years and entering what would become the most bewildering stage of his life. Embittered by partisan criticism and eager to return to his farm, Washington assumed a role for which there was no precedent at a time when the kings across the ocean yielded their crowns only upon losing their heads. In a different sense, Washington would lose his head, too. |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1797.
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United States -- History -- 1789-1797.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781501154232 |
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1501154230 |
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