Washington brookhiser biography

Abstract

In the introduction, the author contends that in recent years there has been a distancing of the American public from the historical figure of George Washington. No longer do mothers name their newborns after him and he is becoming ever more remote in American classrooms. This book is not meant to present a life history of George Washington, but rather to offer a moral review of his professional life. The first section describes Washington during the Revolutionary War, during the debate over the Constitution, and through his presidency. The chapters in this section focus on how Washington kept the American military committed to fighting for the freedom of the Nation during the war and discuss the way in which Washington helped to transform the American government while keeping peace among opponents of the change. The first section also describes two crises that occurred during Washington’s second term and illustrates how Washington’s resolve played a

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