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Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress: Written during the War between the United Colonies and Great Britain

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress: Written during the War between the United Colonies and Great Britain
Authors and Contributors      By (author) George Washington
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - North American History
Series part Volume No. Volume 2
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:392
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 22
Category/GenreColonialism and imperialism
ISBN/Barcode 9781108025911
ClassificationsDewey:973.3
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 17 February 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Appointed Major General by the Continental Congress in 1775, George Washington, the future President of the United States of America, was one of the most significant and influential witnesses to the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Published in England in 1795, twelve years after the end of the conflict, this two-volume collection of the letters he wrote to Congress during the war provides unique insights into both the military strategies employed and the evolving values that underpinned them. Taking up the narrative in January 1777, Volume 2 demonstrates a gradual shift in emphasis away from an army in battle, hampered by the weather and the terrain, towards the political negotiations and nation-forging that followed. Ever humble in his tone, Washington displays the diplomacy and vision that was to characterize his presidency.