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 The Penguin Press, New York, 2006

About this Item

First edition. Tall octavo. 335pp. Illustrated in black and white. Gently bumped at the corners and spine ends, near fine in very good or better dust jacket with corresponding bumping. Inscribed to noted scholar of African-American history Graham Hodges along the top of the title page: "To Graham - With admiration, and affection," and Signed by Furstenberg beneath his printed name.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, and the Making of a Nation
• Publisher: The Penguin Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1594200920
• ISBN 13: 9781594200922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed

About this title

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.