Washington's revolution : the making of a leader /
Robert Middlekauf.
- xvi, 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Part I. Virginian -- Prologue: the young Washington's world -- Young Washington -- The making of a soldier -- From planter to patriot -- Part II. American -- Boston -- New York -- The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777 -- Valley Forge -- Part III. Citizen of the world -- Citizen of the world -- Weary but resolute -- Mutiny and rallying the French -- Yorktown -- The end of the war -- Epilogue: return to Virginia.
Presents a portrait of the formative years that shaped the first American President and offers detailed psychological insights into his beliefs, passions and patriotism.