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Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington
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- ISBN
- 9780813925479
- Book Title
- Realistic Visionary : a Portrait of George Washington
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State, Military
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 17.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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In Realistic Visionary the renowned George Washington scholar Peter Henriques seeks to humanize the first president without diminishing him. Henriques's Washington makes mistakes, is sensitive to criticism, and is slow to accept blame, but he is also the greatest man of his age, a relentless pragmatist who could nonetheless envision what a free and united America could be for "millions unborn." Rather than revisiting Washington's life in its entirety, Henriques constructs a biographical portrait by addressing the vital themes and events through which Washington the man is revealed. What emerge most clearly in Realistic Visionary are Washington's successful struggle to channel his monumental personal ambition into public service and his unrivaled ability to turn his ambitious visions for the fledgling nation into reality.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
ISBN-10
0813925479
ISBN-13
9780813925479
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50237183
Product Key Features
Book Title
Realistic Visionary : a Portrait of George Washington
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State, Military
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E312.H54 2006
Reviews
Make space on the groaning shelf of Washington scholarship for a fine new volume. Peter Henriques has illuminated the often elusive first president by tackling some of the thorniest issues in his life-his religious views, his ambivalence toward slavery, his marriage to Martha, his ardor for Sally Fairfax, his friendship with Hamilton, his ultimate feud with Jefferson-and he has handled these delicate topics with such erudition, sound judgment, and penetrating insight that the reader comes to trust him as a valued guide on every page., [Henriques] is fair-minded and thoughtful, and because he possesses no other agenda than a desire to uncover the real man, he is convincing when he concludes that 'if one defines "Christian" as the evangelicals do... George Washington cannot be properly referred to as a Christian.', A deeply thoughtful appraisal of Washington's career and character. The chapters on slavery and religion are especially beguiling. Henriques's approach allows him to zoom in on the most salient and controversial issues with a focused clarity not possible in a conventional biography, Make space on the groaning shelf of Washington scholarship for a fine new volume. Peter Henriques has illuminated the often elusive first president by tackling some of the thorniest issues in his life--his religious views, his ambivalence toward slavery, his marriage to Martha, his ardor for Sally Fairfax, his friendship with Hamilton, his ultimate feud with Jefferson--and he has handled these delicate topics with such erudition, sound judgment, and penetrating insight that the reader comes to trust him as a valued guide on every page., Should Washington receive censure from posterity for being a slaveholder or approbation for freeing his slaves? Did he marry the richest widow in Virginia out of affection or avarice? Henriques opines as evidence allows (the Washingtons destroyed their correspondence), eliding from the speculative to the more concrete in addressing the better-documented public Washington.... Writing in straightforward style free of scholastic hairsplitting, Henriques helps meet the current fascination with Washington.
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2005-028801
Dewey Decimal
973.4/1092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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