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CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS
American Patriotism and the Meaning of America.
Washington’s Early Surroundings.
II. THE BOY WITH A WILL AND A WAY
Early Circumstances of the First American Hero.
A Community Proud of Its Family Honor.
The Self-Pity and Sentimentalism of Youth.
III. BEGINNINGS OF EXPERIENCE IN BORDER WARFARE
Getting Used to Roughing It.
Land Speculation as the Beginning Leading to
American Self-Government.
The Struggle for the Indian’s Hunting Grounds.
IV. THE RIVALRY AND DIPLOMACY OF THE FRONTIER
The First Great Problems of the Indians.
Alarm for the Future.
Indifference to Great Interests.
V. THE CONSEQUENCE OF ARROGANCE AND IGNORANCE
Annoyances and Antagonisms.
Dishonors and Disasters.
Washington Entering the School of War.
VI. THE STRUGGLE FOR FORT DUQUESNE
The Separation Beginning Between the Colonies and
England.
Lessons Gathered from Defeat.
Some Personal Interests at Home.
VII. THE FATE OF THE OHIO VALLEY
Frontier Fears and Panics.
Political Intrigue and Official Confusion.
“A Matter of Great Admiration.”
VIII. THE BEGINNING SIGNS OF A GREAT REVOLUTION
Military Victory and a Happy Marriage.
Life Fulfilled as a Virginia Country Gentleman.
The Momentous Struggle Between Might and Right.
IX. SOWING THE WIND AND REAPING THE WHIRLWIND
Mount Vernon at First in a Zone of Calm.
Giving the Appearance and Keeping the Substance.
“Soft Words Butter No Parsnips.”
X. ANTAGONISMS AND HOSTILITIES
Blazing the Way to War.
The Double-Quick March to Revolution.
Violence and Flattery as Methods of Mastery.
XI. GREAT MINDS IN THE GREAT STORM
Suppressing Americans.
The Business of Getting Ready.
Many Men of Many Minds.
XII. THE HOUSE LONG DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF
Unpatriotic Confusion of Opinions and Interests.
Sometimes Too Late to Mend.
Selecting the Leader of Liberty for America.
XIII. LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY
The First Commander-in-Chief.
Big Business, Money-Makers and Patriotism.
The Strong Mind for Great Needs.
XIV. TURNING REVOLUTION INTO GOVERNMENT
Seeking Retirement for Life.
Freedom and the Wrangle for Personal Gain.
Laying the Foundations of Liberty and Law.
XV. THE PEACE OF HOME AT LAST
Sorrow for the Departed Scenes.
Crowned in the Fullness of Time.
A Life-Like Scene from Washington’s Home Life.
XVI. STANDARDS OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM
Foundations.
Freedom of the Western Hemisphere.
The Loyalty of Youth.
XVII. CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
The Washington Ideal as the American Ideal.
Not Birth But Character Makes Americans.
The American Lesson Learned from the Greatest
Leaders in the Making of America.
WASHINGTON AND AMERICAN LIBERTY
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS
I. AMERICAN PATRIOTISM AND THE MEANING OF AMERICA
“America for Americans” is a patriotic appeal that has arisen in many
a political crisis, and then gone to pieces in the confusions of what
we mean by “Americans” and “America.” American Liberty has been a
goddess of worship from the beginning, and yet we find ourselves in an
endless turmoil concerning what we mean by “American liberty.”
Washington and his associate patriots wrote a great definition in
history and established that definition in the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution of the United States, but human
meaning, like the skies, seems hard to get clear and to keep clear. To
know clearly what the definition of freedom means and to promote it
in the right-minded way, is the patriotism that identifies anyone
anywhere as being American.
CHAPTER
I. INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS
American Patriotism and the Meaning of America.
Washington’s Early Surroundings.
II. THE BOY WITH A WILL AND A WAY
Early Circumstances of the First American Hero.
A Community Proud of Its Family Honor.
The Self-Pity and Sentimentalism of Youth.
III. BEGINNINGS OF EXPERIENCE IN BORDER WARFARE
Getting Used to Roughing It.
Land Speculation as the Beginning Leading to
American Self-Government.
The Struggle for the Indian’s Hunting Grounds.
IV. THE RIVALRY AND DIPLOMACY OF THE FRONTIER
The First Great Problems of the Indians.
Alarm for the Future.
Indifference to Great Interests.
V. THE CONSEQUENCE OF ARROGANCE AND IGNORANCE
Annoyances and Antagonisms.
Dishonors and Disasters.
Washington Entering the School of War.
VI. THE STRUGGLE FOR FORT DUQUESNE
The Separation Beginning Between the Colonies and
England.
Lessons Gathered from Defeat.
Some Personal Interests at Home.
VII. THE FATE OF THE OHIO VALLEY
Frontier Fears and Panics.
Political Intrigue and Official Confusion.
“A Matter of Great Admiration.”
VIII. THE BEGINNING SIGNS OF A GREAT REVOLUTION
Military Victory and a Happy Marriage.
Life Fulfilled as a Virginia Country Gentleman.
The Momentous Struggle Between Might and Right.
IX. SOWING THE WIND AND REAPING THE WHIRLWIND
Mount Vernon at First in a Zone of Calm.
Giving the Appearance and Keeping the Substance.
“Soft Words Butter No Parsnips.”
X. ANTAGONISMS AND HOSTILITIES
Blazing the Way to War.
The Double-Quick March to Revolution.
Violence and Flattery as Methods of Mastery.
XI. GREAT MINDS IN THE GREAT STORM
Suppressing Americans.
The Business of Getting Ready.
Many Men of Many Minds.
XII. THE HOUSE LONG DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF
Unpatriotic Confusion of Opinions and Interests.
Sometimes Too Late to Mend.
Selecting the Leader of Liberty for America.
XIII. LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY
The First Commander-in-Chief.
Big Business, Money-Makers and Patriotism.
The Strong Mind for Great Needs.
XIV. TURNING REVOLUTION INTO GOVERNMENT
Seeking Retirement for Life.
Freedom and the Wrangle for Personal Gain.
Laying the Foundations of Liberty and Law.
XV. THE PEACE OF HOME AT LAST
Sorrow for the Departed Scenes.
Crowned in the Fullness of Time.
A Life-Like Scene from Washington’s Home Life.
XVI. STANDARDS OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM
Foundations.
Freedom of the Western Hemisphere.
The Loyalty of Youth.
XVII. CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
The Washington Ideal as the American Ideal.
Not Birth But Character Makes Americans.
The American Lesson Learned from the Greatest
Leaders in the Making of America.
WASHINGTON AND AMERICAN LIBERTY
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS
I. AMERICAN PATRIOTISM AND THE MEANING OF AMERICA
“America for Americans” is a patriotic appeal that has arisen in many
a political crisis, and then gone to pieces in the confusions of what
we mean by “Americans” and “America.” American Liberty has been a
goddess of worship from the beginning, and yet we find ourselves in an
endless turmoil concerning what we mean by “American liberty.”
Washington and his associate patriots wrote a great definition in
history and established that definition in the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution of the United States, but human
meaning, like the skies, seems hard to get clear and to keep clear. To
know clearly what the definition of freedom means and to promote it
in the right-minded way, is the patriotism that identifies anyone
anywhere as being American.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940015596830 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | SAP |
| Publication date: | 10/10/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 105 KB |
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