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Cargando... Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George Washington (edición 2006)por Peter R. Henriques (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Throughout this biography, Henriques presents information gleaned from original documents – letters and diaries – and compares his assessments with those of other biographers, making compelling arguments for his conclusions. He traces Washington’s character from his early manhood aspirations and activities and assesses how his personal values inform his decision-making throughout his life. It explores Washington’s religious beliefs, his attitude toward slavery, his love life, and his obsession with how he wanted to be perceived. I’m generally not drawn to reading biographies so don’t have much to compare with the author’s assessment either of Washington or other prominent figures of the time – especially Jefferson and Hamilton – other than what I know of their writings and politics. This wasn’t the author’s intention, but what struck me while reading this was the degree to which our “founding fathers” -- especially Jefferson and Adams -- seemed to behave like catty and jealous sixth-grade girls. This has put a new spin on the way I perceive how political coalitions and decisions are made. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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