4. The Rise of George Washington

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1. Look Around You 1
4. 2. Powerful Ambitions, Powerful Friends 11
5. 3. War for North America 31
6. 4. The Rise of George Washington 61
7. 5. “Because We Are Americans” 101
8. 6. Winter Soldier 123
9. 7. Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth 147
10. 8. The Great Man: Yorktown, Newburgh, and Annapolis 173
11. 9. “The Destiny of Unborn Millions” 193
12. 10. “On Untrodden Ground”: The First Term 219
13. 11. The Age of Passion: The Second Term 263
14. 12. “The Debt Which All Must Pay” 293
15. Notes 303
16. Index 333