George Washington remembers : reflections on the French and Indian War

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Main Author: Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Contributors: Anderson, Fred, 1949-, Chase, Philander D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: George Washington's "remarks"
  • Transcription and annotation / Martin West, director, Fort Ligonier
  • Part II: Charles Willson Peale's 1787 portrait of George Washington
  • 1. Young Washington: ambition, accomplishment, and acclaim / Don Higginbotham, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 2. Biography and autobiography: Washington's "remarks" in context / Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University
  • 3. "Just as they occurred to the memory, they were committed": speculations on George Washington's autobiographical "remarks" of 1787 / Fred Anderson, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • The manuscript as object: Its materials and conservation / Christine Smith, President, Conservation of Art on Paper, Inc.
  • Historic sites mentioned in George Washington's "remarks" / Burton K. Kummerow, President, Historyworks, Inc.