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Overview"His name is carved in granite, his likeness cast in bronze, his legend as large as the role he played as America's first president. But before he was a commander-in-chief, George Washington was a general in a revolution that would decide the future of the people and land he called his own. If victorious, he would gain immortality. If defeated, he would find his neck in a hangman's noose. Washington knew the sting of defeat?at Brandywine, at Germantown?yet this unwavering leadership and his vision for a new and independent nation emboldened an army prepared to fight barefoot if necessary to win that independence. Wrote an officer after the Battle of Princeton: ""I saw him brave all the dangers of the field and his important life hanging as it were by a single hair with a thousand deaths flying around him."" Among America's pantheon of Founding Fathers, one man?to this day?stands out. Author Paul Vickery tracks the unlikely rise of Washington, a man whose stature in command of a young army became prelude to a presidency. As Vickery writes, ""He learned to become the father of our country by first being the father of our military.""""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul S Vickery , Stephen MansfieldPublisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers Imprint: Nelson Current Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9781595552808ISBN 10: 1595552804 Pages: 247 Publication Date: 18 April 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |