Washington : a life / Ron Chernow.
In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594202667
- ISBN: 1594202664
- ISBN: 9780143119968
- ISBN: 0143119966
- Physical Description: xxi, 904 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 859-867) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prelude: the portrait artist -- Pt. 1: the frontiersman -- A short-lived family -- Fortune's favorite -- Wilderness mission -- Bloodbath -- Shades of death -- The soul of an army -- A votary to love -- Darling of a grateful country -- Pt. 2: the planter-- The man of mode -- A certain species of property -- The prodigy -- Providence -- A world of his own -- The Asiatic prince -- A shock of electricity -- Pt. 3: the general -- The glorious cause -- Magnificent bluff -- Land of freedom -- The heights -- All London afloat -- Disaster -- An indecisive mind -- The crossing -- The busy scenes of a camp -- Darkness visible -- Rapping a demigod over the knuckles -- A dreary kind of place -- The long retreat -- Pests of society -- The storm thickens -- The traitor -- Mutiny -- Plundering scoundrels -- The world turned upside down -- Man of moderation -- Closing the drama with applause -- Cincinnatus -- Pt. 4: the statesman -- American celebrity -- Gentleman farmer -- Devil's bargain -- The ruins of the past -- A masterly hand -- A house on fire -- Rising sun -- Mounting the seat -- Pt. 5: the president -- The place of execution -- Acting the presidency -- The cares of office -- Rays of genius -- The traveling presidency -- The state of the president -- Capital matters -- Southern exposure -- Running into extremes -- A tissue of machinations -- Citizen Genet -- Bring out your dead -- Hercules in the field -- Crowns and coronets -- Mad dog -- The colossus of the people -- The master of farewells -- Exiting the stage -- Pt. 6: the legend -- Samson and Solomon -- A mind on the stretch -- Freedom -- Homecoming.
- Awards Note:
- Pulitzer Prize Winner Letters & Drama - Biography.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Generals > United States > Biography.
United States > History > 1783-1815. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Available copies
- 60 of 75 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 75 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | BIO WAS (Text) | 37810434832688 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | B Washington (Text) | 31010000336703 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | B WASHINGTON (Text) | 39493106812334 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | B WASHINGTON (Text) | 40599000785280 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | B WASHINGTON (Text) | 80605000780501 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | B WASHINGTON (Text) | 34510000451110 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Barco Library | B WASHINGTON (Text) | 39488200812123 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | B WASHINGTON (Text) | 0020508787635 | Adult Biography | In transit | - |
| Canton Library | B Washington (Text) | 33115007690529 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B WASHINGTON (Text) | 22281500085680 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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