Washington on WashingtonUniversity Press of Kentucky - 164 pages |
Contents
GROWING UP VIRGINIAN 17381752 | 1 |
CONFRONTING HUMAN NATURE IN THE WILD OCTOBER 1753JANUARY 1754 | 13 |
FINDING FAME ON THE FRONTIER MAY 1754DECEMBER 1758 | 24 |
PLANTING REBELLION JANUARY 1759APRIL 1775 | 37 |
WAGING WAR 17751781 | 52 |
A FAREWELL TO ARMS 17811784 | 67 |
SEEKING RETIREMENT 17841786 | 74 |
BECOMING PRESIDENT 17871789 | 87 |
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