In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery and the Making of a Nation

Furstenberg, Francois

ISBN 10: 1594200920 / ISBN 13: 9781594200922

Published by Penguin Press, New York, 2006

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8vo, 335 pp.

Seller Inventory # 035263

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery and the Making of a Nation
• Publisher: Penguin Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594200920
• ISBN 13: 9781594200922
• Binding: hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Fran���ois 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 Universit��� de Montr���al.