Travels with George : in search of Washington and his legacy /

Does George Washington still matter? The bestselling author argues for his unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new President through the former colonies, now an unsure nation. A new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection into...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Philbrick, Nathaniel (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
Subjects:	Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Travel > United States. Philbrick, Nathaniel > Travel > United States. Historical reenactments > United States. HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch. TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues. United States > History > 18th century. United States > Politics and government > 1789-1797. United States > Description and travel.

Table of Contents:

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.