This Glorious Struggle

This Glorious Struggle : George Washington's Revolutionary War Letters [E 203 .W298 207] by Edward G Lengel is available at our North Metro campus. The reviews and summary that are part of the catalog help inspire the reader to dip right into the book.  Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) noted "Many readers of this collection of Washington's letters probably will experience some surprise: he was not, as history texts have often maintained, always the unflappable leader. Lengel (history, U. of Virginia) has extracted many of the jewels from the roughly 140,000 letters Washington wrote to family, friends, Congress, and fellow soldiers during the war to present a picture of a man given to depression and doubt as well as a good joke and a bountiful table". Richard Fraser, M.I.L.S., Los Angeles (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC wrote, "This selection of General Washington's letters constantly reminds us that the course of the American Revolution need not have gone as it did and that when "history" happens, there's no knowing how it will turn out". Booklist said, "In topical range and variety of recipients, the collection conveys the types of problems that came to Washington's attention and captures aspects of his personality as he dealt with them"

Learn more about our first President by reading his own words.

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