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George Washington : A Biography by Washington. Irving (1994, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100306805936
ISBN-139780306805936
eBay Product ID (ePID)107049
Product Key Features
Book TitleGeorge Washington : a Biography
Number of Pages790 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicModern / 18th Century, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year1994
FeaturesReprint
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorWashington. Irving
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight30.5 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN94-011170
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal973.4/1/0924 B
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisWashington Irving's Life of George Washington (published in five volumes in 1856-59) was the product of his last years and remains his most personal work. Christened with the name of the great general, Irving was blessed by Washington while still a boy of seven, and later came to know many of the prominent figures of the Revolution. In these pages he describes them using firsthand source material and observation. The result is a book which is fascinating not only for its subject (the American Revolution), but also for how it reveals in illuminating detail the personality and humanity of a now remote, towering icon. Here is an intimate portrait of Washington the man, from Virginia youth to colonial commander to commander-in-chief of the patriot army to first president and great guiding force of the American federation. But one cannot read Irving's Life without marveling at the supreme art behind it, for his biography is foremost a work of literature. Charles Neider's abridgment and editing of Irving's long out-of-print classic has created a literary work comparable in importance and elegance to the original. George Washington, A Biography , Neider's title for his edition of Irving's Life , makes the work accessible to modern audiences. The extensive introduction provides a detailed analysis of Irving's life and times, and the difficulties he faced as he worked against his own failing health to finish what he felt was his masterpiece. This new edition of the superb biography of America's first citizen by America's first literary artist remains as fresh and unique today as when it was penned.
LC Classification NumberE312.I734 1994
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