In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, And the Making of a Nation - Rilegato

Furstenberg, Francois

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1594200920 ISBN 13: 9781594200922

Casa editrice: Penguin Group USA, 2006

Riassunto

Documents the ways in which George Washington's words, image, and mythology shaped America's fledgling republic and feelings of nationalism throughout the first fifty years after the Revolutionary War, offering insight into the pivotal role played by slavery issues. 30,000 first printing.

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Informazioni sull?autore

François Furstenberg was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington. After graduating with a BA from Columbia University, he worked for several years in Paris before pursuing his graduate studies in history at The Johns Hopkins University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 2003. He was a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in U.S. history at Cambridge University, England, for one year, after which he moved to Montreal, Canada, where he is an assistant professor of history at the Université de Montréal.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Penguin Group USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1594200920
• ISBN 13: 9781594200922
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 335
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile