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035			_a(AEA)8409339D5C6444A5B0737C237315E672
050			_aE 302.1 _b.Al22 1984
100			_aAlden, John Richard, _d-1908 _9109879
245		0	_aGeorge Washington : _ba biography / _cJohn R. Alden.
260			_aBaton Rouge : _bLouisiana State University Press, _cc1984.
300			_axii, 326 p., [13] p. of plates : _bill., ports. _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aBibliography: p. 307-315.
520			_aIn George Washington, John R. Alden traces the interwoven histories of Washington and the nation he helped to create, defend, and guide toward the future. Alden recreates the major events of Washington's personal and professional life, including his boyhood in rural Virginia, his early careers as a surveyor and then a soldier in the French and Indian War, and his staid but enduring marriage. The core of the biography is devoted to Washington's leadership roles-his assumption of the post of commander in chief of the Continental Army, his part in the Constitutional Convention, and his presidency. As Alden reveals, Washington's greatness lay in his total devotion to the cause of the American nation and in his wisdom as a leader. www.shelfari.com
650			_aPresidents _zUnited States _922630
942			_cALR
999			_c76457 _d76457