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Bezig met laden... Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father (2018)door Peter Stark
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The difference between great men and your usual run-of-the-mill 9-5 dad body Tom, Dick and Harry is nothing more than the distance between learning from your mistakes and ignoring your mistakes. 'Young Washington' is not as much a narrative but a detailed exegesis of young George Washington's transgressive early days. Who would have known? USA's primary founding father was also the unwitting catalyst behind the first pre-20th century world war; the French and Indian War. A gangly youth aspiring to greater prominence than was his due, young Washington nonetheless established the necessary foundations for the disciplined characteristics which allowed him to annihilate the British from the United States later in life and lead republican America. If you want to understand Washington in totality, then read his youth for this was the epoch in which the Washington of monotony died and the Washington of history was born. ( ) This was a very fun read. Honestly, I had kind of been avoiding reading it initially because I had US history literally pounded into my brain in school (thank you, US schools, for the unnecessary amount of US history you pounded into my brain). Honestly, I’m not opposed to learning about US history; it’s my home, and I should know what I can about it…but I’m not here to critique the school system. This book was a fun read, and it has a lot of good, interesting points that weren’t taught in any of my classrooms. I highly recommend this as a read. Young Washington, by Peter Stark First Thoughts: Great book. A well researched historical novel based on facts and some extrapolation of the life of young Washington as a colonial man of 23, who, Stark says, started the French & Indian War which then led eventually to the American Revolution. Story & Plot: It was fascinating how Stark wove the pattern of a man who made rash decisions, who later regretted wiping out a French band of soldiers just wanting some parlay. Story of Washington’s passions, having the “hots” for a married woman and not a lot of info on how he met Martha, though she’s in this too. Really enjoyed the parts of Washington’s personality, how he became more measured and mature in dealing with the war effort with the French. Washington, who had slaves and a negative feeling about the Indians of the time. Hard to read how the Indians were playing their part to keep the Ohio Valley and dealt with English settlers through scalping and murder. This didn’t scare the British, they just brought in more men from across the sea. Braddock’s Defeat was well detailed and tells what happens when a disciplined military men complete with drums and fifes, marching in rows, bringing wagons filled with good and luxuries, get cut down to nothing from the bush fighting French and Indians. Was quite a tale! Final Thoughts: The description of Washington’ geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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A new, brash, and unexpected view of the president we thought we knew, from the bestselling author of Astoria. Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naive and self-absorbed, the twenty-two-year-old officer accidentally ignited the French and Indian War--a conflict that opened colonists to the possibility of an American Revolution. With powerful narrative drive and vivid writing, Young Washington recounts the wilderness trials, controversial battles, and emotional entanglements that transformed Washington from a temperamental striver into a mature leader. Enduring terrifying summer storms and subzero winters imparted resilience and self-reliance, helping prepare him for what he would one day face at Valley Forge. Leading the Virginia troops into battle taught him to set aside his own relentless ambitions and stand in solidarity with those who looked to him for leadership. Negotiating military strategy with British and colonial allies honed his diplomatic skills. And thwarted in his obsessive, youthful love for one woman, he grew to cultivate deeper, enduring relationships. By weaving together Washington's harrowing wilderness adventures and a broader historical context, Young Washington offers new insights into the dramatic years that shaped the man who shaped a nation. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)973.4History and Geography North America United States Constitutional period (1789-1809)LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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