George Washington's America : a biography through his maps / Barnet Schecter.

George Washington's America : a biography through his maps /

This book is a unique biography of George Washington inspired by the maps he used throughout his life--offering new insight into the historic events of his era. From his teens until his death, the maps George Washington drew and purchased were always central to his work as a surveyor, military leade...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schecter, Barnet
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Walker & Co., 2010.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Map collections.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Knowledge and learning.
George Washington atlas.
Geography.
Generals > United States > Biography.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States > Maps > Early works to 1800.
United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States > History > 1783-1815.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: An atlas tells a life story
  • Virginia, Barbados, and the Ohio country
  • From the Monongahela to Massachusetts
  • The siege of Boston
  • The American invasion of Canada
  • From the Hudson to Philadelphia and back
  • The war in the South
  • After the Revolution: uniting an expanding nation
  • Danger on the frontiers, upheaval in Europe
  • Gains in the Northwest and Southwest, trouble with France
  • Back to the land, dividing Mount Vernon
  • Appendix: Contents of the Yale George Washington atlas.

Similar Items