An imperfect god : George Washington, his slaves, and the creation of America / Henry Wiencek.
An imperfect god : George Washington, his slaves, and the creation of America / Henry Wiencek.
An imperfect god : George Washington, his slaves, and the creation of America / Henry Wiencek.
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New York., NY : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2003.
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N973.41092/2
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English
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404 p., [16]p. plates : ill., ports., maps ; 24cm.
Contents
Introduction : General's dream -- Home ground -- On the borderland -- The widow Custis -- A life honorable and amusing -- A scheme in Williamsburg -- So sacred a war as this -- A different destiny -- "A sort of shadowy life" -- The great escape.
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Publisher
New York., NY : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2003.
Edition
1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"Wiencek's revelatory narrative, based on a meticulous examination of private papers, court records, and the voluminous Washington archives, documents for the first time the moral transformation culminating in Washington's determination to emancipate his slaves. He acted too late to keep the new republic from perpetuating slavery, but his repentanc...
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An imperfect god : George Washington, his slaves, and the creation of America / Henry Wiencek.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2003.
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N973.41092/2
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74Vveo4wEmPd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vveo4wEmPd
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0374175268 (alk. paper)
9780374175269 (pbk. :alk. paper) :
0374175268 (pbk. :alk. paper) :
9780374175269 (alk. paper)
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973.41092
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991017145959702626
