George Washington's America : a biography through his maps
Title:
George Washington's America : a biography through his maps
Author:
Schecter, Barnet.
ISBN:
9780802717481
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Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Walker & Co., 2010.
Physical Description:
303 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 34 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: An atlas tells a life story -- Virginia, Barbados, and the Ohio country -- From the Monongahela to Massachusetts -- The siege of Boston -- The American invasion of Canada -- From the Hudson to Philadelphia and back -- The war in the South -- After the Revolution : uniting an expanding nation -- Danger on the frontiers, upheaval in Europe -- Grains in the northwest and southwest, trouble with France -- Back to the land, dividing Mount Vernon -- Appendix: Contents of the Yale George Washington atlas.
Abstract:
Inspired by the maps he used or created from his teens until his death, this biography of George Washington visualizes American history through his eyes, placing readers at various scenes in his life, from the French and Indian War to the Revolution.
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