The Education of George Washington

How a forgotten book shaped the character of a hero

Austin Washington

• Publisher: Regnery History
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9781621572053
• eBook ISBN:
  9781621572206
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Political Biographies
• Index: Politics & International Relations

George Washington—a man of honor, bravery and leadership. He is known as America's first President, a great general, and a humble gentleman, but how did he become this man of stature?The Education of George Washington answers this question with a new discovery about his past and the surprising book that shaped him. Who better to unearth them than George Washington's great-nephew, Austin Washington?Most Washington fans have heard of "The Rules of Civility" and learned that this guided our first President. But that's not the book that truly made George Washington who he was. In The Education of George Washington, Austin Washington reveals the secret that he discovered about Washington's past that explains his true model for conduct, honor, and leadership—an example that we could all use.The Education of George Washington also includes a complete facsimile of the forgotten book that changed George Washington's life.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Prologue
• Chapter One: “I Cannot Tell a Lie”—the Cherry Tree Story Is True (but Different from How You Heard It).
• Chapter Two: George Washington’s Religion—“the Miraculous Care of Providence”
• Chapter Three: George Washington’s “Strength,” “Vivacity,” and “Soundness of Mind and Body”
• Chapter Four: George Washington’s “Affable, Candid, and Obliging Nature”
• Chapter Five: “His Duty Was His Greatest Passion”
• Chapter Six: The Coolest American
• Chapter Seven: “The Most Surprising Dangers, Never Betray’d in Him Any Fear”
• Chapter Eight: “Exact to the Rules of Civility, Breeding, and All the Accomplishments of Men of Quality”
• Chapter Nine: Commander in Chief
• Chapter Ten: From the Siege of Boston to the Crossing of the Delaware: George Washington’s Fabian Strategy Keeps the American Cause Alive
• Chapter Eleven: Valley Forge
• Chapter Twelve: George Washington, Cincinnatus, and Bozo the Clown
• Chapter Thirteen: George Leaves the Presidency—and the Republic—on a Firm Footing
• Chapter Fourteen: George Washington’s Fame
• Appendix: A Panegyrick to the Memory of His Grace Frederick, Late Duke of Schonberg
• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography
• Index