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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Nonfiction |
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Call Number:
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920 Washington |
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Author:
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Coe, Alexis |
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Title:
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You never forget your first : |
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Remainder of title:
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a biography of George Washington |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"In a genre overdue for a shakeup, Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first--and finds he's not quite the man we remember Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, chased rich young women, caused an international incident, and never backed down--even when his dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle. But after he married Martha, everything changed. Washington became the kind of man who named his dog Sweetlips and hated to leave home. He took up arms against the British only when there was no other way, though he lost more battles than he won. Coe focuses on his activities off the battlefield--like espionage and propaganda. After an unlikely victory in the Revolutionary War, Washington once again shocked the world by giving up power, only to learn his compatriots wouldn't allow it. The founders pressured him into the presidency--twice. He established enduring norms but left office heartbroken over the partisan nightmare his backstabbing cabinet had created. Back on his plantation, the man who fought for liberty finally confronted his greatest hypocrisy--what to do with the hundreds of men, women, and children he owned--before succumbing to a brutal death. Alexis Coe combines rigorous research and unsentimental storytelling, finally separating the man from the legend."-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780735224100 |
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(ebook) |
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(hardcover) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780735224100 |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Geographic area code:
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n-us--- |
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Classification number:
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E312 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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973.4/1092 |
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Classification number:
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B |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Alexis Coe. |
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Place of publication:
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New York, NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Viking |
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Date of publication:
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2020 |
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Projected publication date:
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2002 |
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[New York] : |
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Viking, |
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[2020] |
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Extent:
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xl; 261 p. |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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computer |
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n |
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rdacarrier |
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online resource |
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nc |
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Bibliography, etc. note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Formatted contents note:
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His Mother's Son -- "Pleases My Taste" -- "The World on Fire" -- "Blow out my brains" -- The Widow Custis -- "I Cannot Speak Plainer" -- "What Manner of Man I Am" -- "The Shackles of Slavery" -- Hardball with the Howe Brothers -- The Court of Public Opinion -- George Washington, Agent -- Eight Years Away -- "From Whence No Traveller Returns" -- Unretirement -- The Presidency; or, "The Place of His Execution" -- Infant Nation -- "Political Suicide" -- Farewell to "Cunning, Ambitious, and Unprincipled Men" -- Final Retirement -- " 'Tis Well". |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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Donated by The Rotary Club of Damariscotta/Newcastle; 07/17/2020 |
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Purchase price:
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$ 27.00 |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Personal name:
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Washington, George, |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1732-1799. |
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Subject:
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Presidents |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
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Geographic subdivision:
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United States |
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Geographic name:
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United States |
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General subdivision:
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Politics and government |
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Chronological subdivision:
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1783-1789. |
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Main entry heading:
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Coe, Alexis. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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[New York] : Viking, [2020] |
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Display text:
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Print version: |
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Title:
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You never forget your first |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2019045005 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780735224100 |
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acquire |
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ecip ebook |
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policy default |
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ecip ebook 2019-12-31 |
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LC online resource |
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2020-12-31 |
Bibliography Copy Information:
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Barcode # |
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Due Back |
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51258 |
920 Washington |
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