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| Author | Joseph Ellis |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Publication date | 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 1400040310 |
His Excellency: George Washington is a 2004 biography of the first President of the United States, General George Washington. For the basketball player see Joe Ellis Joseph John Ellis (born 1943 is a Professor of History on the Ford Foundation at The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Alfred A Knopf Inc is a New York publishing house founded by Alfred A A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the It is written by Joseph Ellis, a professor of History at Mount Holyoke College. For the basketball player see Joe Ellis Joseph John Ellis (born 1943 is a Professor of History on the Ford Foundation at Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
There is also the poem "To his excellency, General Washington" by Phillis Wheatley. Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first published African American poet whose writings helped create the genre of African American
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Content
Background
Through examination of the George Washington Papers, among other sources, Ellis indicates that his purpose in writing the text was to explore periods in Washington's life in order to offer a profile of the man "first in War, first in Peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. " Indeed Ellis states that his goal in writing His Excellency was to produce a work that examined not George Washington's life, but his personality and how his life shaped it .
Events and themes
In the text, Ellis focuses on three main areas of Washington's life:
- his military adventures during the French and Indian War
- his generalship in the American Revolution
- his time as the first President of the United States. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
According to Ellis, Washington was constantly searching for a means to control his inner passions and his destiny. He fumed under the control that the British held over him during the Colonial America period. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The term colonial history of the United States refers to the history of the land that would become the United States from the start of European settlement to the time of independence In particular, he was frustrated by the lack of respect offered for his military achievements to granting land claim rights in the west. As a general, he bemoaned the lack of control the fledgling Continental Congress had over the colonies which composed it (later as President, he created acts to ensure control of the federal government over the states). The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the
As a man forced to make his own destiny, the theme of control would become a central issue for him. This was particularly true in the case of his beloved Mount Vernon. This is about the George Washington residence For other uses see Mount Vernon (disambiguation.
Reviews
Gordon S. Wood of The New Republic commented that, "Everyone keeps wondering why over the past decade or so there have been so many books on the Founders, that remarkable generation of men who led the American Revolution and framed the Constitution. The New Republic ( TNR) is an American Magazine of politics and the arts Joseph J. Ellis is surely one of the explanations: he has been a one-man historical machine. . . Ellis has entered the ranks of that tiny group of popular historians, including David McCullough, Walter Isaacson, and Ron Chernow, who sell copies of their books in the tens and even hundreds of thousands. David Gaub McCullough (mə-kŭl'ə (born July 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Born and raised in Pittsburgh McCullough later attended Walter Isaacson (born May 20 1952, in New Orleans Louisiana) is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. Ronald Chernow (born 1949 is an American biographical author of Alexander Hamilton, The House of Morgan, and Titan The Life of John D " [1]
Notes
- ^ Wood, Gordon. "His Excellency (New Republic book review)", powells. com. Retrieved on 2006-08-04. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.
^ Ellis, His Excellency, xiv.
External links
- New Book Takes Fresh Look at George Washington - NPR
- Book review -Washington Post
- Book review - The New Republic
- Book reviews - Powell's Books
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