Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress : Written during the War between the United Colonies and Great Britain, Paperback / softback Book

Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress : Written during the War between the United Colonies and Great Britain Paperback / softback

Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - North American History series

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Appointed Major General by the Continental Congress in 1775, George Washington, the future President of the United States of America, was one of the most significant and influential witnesses to the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).

Published in England in 1795, twelve years after the end of the conflict, this two-volume collection of the letters he wrote to Congress during the war provides unique insights into both the military strategies employed and the evolving values that underpinned them.

Taking up the narrative in January 1777, Volume 2 demonstrates a gradual shift in emphasis away from an army in battle, hampered by the weather and the terrain, towards the political negotiations and nation-forging that followed.

Ever humble in his tone, Washington displays the diplomacy and vision that was to characterize his presidency.

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