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Travels with George : in search of Washington and his legacy [kit] / Nathaniel Philbrick.

Summary:

Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington₂s unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all thirteen former colonies, which were now an unsure nation.

Record details

ISBN: 0525562192 : PAP
ISBN: 9780525562191 : PAP
Physical Description: 12 books (pages) in a tote box ; 11 x 15 x 7 in. + 1 folder.
Publisher: New York, NY : Viking, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Twelve copies of this title are in a book club kit for checkout.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-358) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface: The chariot -- Part I: Inauguration. Loomings ; Mount Vernon ; "Wreaths and chaplets of flowers" ; New York -- Part II: New England. Dreaming of George Washington ; "Only a man" ; Turf wars ; "A child of God" ; The middle road home -- Part III: Into the Storm. The spies of Long Island ; Newport ; Providence -- Part IV: South. Terra incognita ; The fellowship of the past ; "Follow the yellow brick road" ; "Eleven o'clock Sunday morning" ; "A cat may look on a king" ; Muddy freshets ; "The devil's own roads" -- Epilogue: The view from the mountain.