Patriot sage : George Washington and the American political tradition / edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Matthew Spalding ; foreword by William J. Bennett ; afterword by Richard Brookhiser

Contributor Gregg, Gary L., 1967-

Imprint:Wilmington, Del. : ISI Books, 1999.

Descriptionxiv, 355 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm

Note:Today's indispensable man / Forrest McDonald. - "The western Cincinnatus": Washington as farmer and soldier / Bruce S. Thornton and Victor Davis Hanson. - General Washington and the military strategy of the Revolution / Mackubin Owens. - George Washington and the standing oak / William B. Allen. - Washington and the origins of presidential power / Mark J. Rozell. - Foreign policy and the first commander in chief / Ryan J. Barilleaux. - The symbolic dimensions of the first presidency / Gary L. Gregg II. - Washington's farewell address and the form of the American regime / Virginia L. Arbery. - Making citizens: George Washington and the American character / Matthew Spalding. - "Our illustrious Washington": the American imaging of George Washington / Mark Thistlethwaite. - George Washington and the religious impulse / John G. West, Jr. - Eulogy on Washington: "First in the hearts of his countrymen" / John Marshall ; delivered December 26, 1799 by Representative Richard Henry Lee.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-339) and index.

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