Washington on Washington

" For most Americans, George Washington is more of a legend than a man-a face on our currency or an austere figure standing in a rowboat crossing the icy Delaware River. He was equally revered in his own time. At the helm of a country born of idealism and revolution, Washington reluctantly played the role of demigod that the new nation required-a role reconciling the rhetoric of democracy with the ritual of monarchy. Washington quickly understood that every decision he made as president would be

Author: Paul M. Zall
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 04/18/2003
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.80w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780813122694

About the Author

Paul M. Zall (1922-2010), Emeritus Professor of English at California State University at Los Angeles, was a research scholar at the Huntington Library. He is the author of many books including Lincoln on Lincoln, Jefferson on Jefferson, and Franklin on Franklin.

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