{"product_id":"2940015596830","title":"THE WONDERFUL STORY OF WASHINGTON","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        CHAPTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e           I. INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS\u003cbr\u003e            American Patriotism and the Meaning of America.\u003cbr\u003e            Washington’s Early Surroundings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          II. THE BOY WITH A WILL AND A WAY\u003cbr\u003e            Early Circumstances of the First American Hero.\u003cbr\u003e            A Community Proud of Its Family Honor.\u003cbr\u003e            The Self-Pity and Sentimentalism of Youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         III. BEGINNINGS OF EXPERIENCE IN BORDER WARFARE\u003cbr\u003e            Getting Used to Roughing It.\u003cbr\u003e            Land Speculation as the Beginning Leading to\u003cbr\u003e            American Self-Government.\u003cbr\u003e            The Struggle for the Indian’s Hunting Grounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          IV. THE RIVALRY AND DIPLOMACY OF THE FRONTIER\u003cbr\u003e            The First Great Problems of the Indians.\u003cbr\u003e            Alarm for the Future.\u003cbr\u003e            Indifference to Great Interests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e           V. THE CONSEQUENCE OF ARROGANCE AND IGNORANCE\u003cbr\u003e            Annoyances and Antagonisms.\u003cbr\u003e            Dishonors and Disasters.\u003cbr\u003e            Washington Entering the School of War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          VI. THE STRUGGLE FOR FORT DUQUESNE\u003cbr\u003e            The Separation Beginning Between the Colonies and\u003cbr\u003e            England.\u003cbr\u003e            Lessons Gathered from Defeat.\u003cbr\u003e            Some Personal Interests at Home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         VII. THE FATE OF THE OHIO VALLEY\u003cbr\u003e            Frontier Fears and Panics.\u003cbr\u003e            Political Intrigue and Official Confusion.\u003cbr\u003e            “A Matter of Great Admiration.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        VIII. THE BEGINNING SIGNS OF A GREAT REVOLUTION\u003cbr\u003e            Military Victory and a Happy Marriage.\u003cbr\u003e            Life Fulfilled as a Virginia Country Gentleman.\u003cbr\u003e            The Momentous Struggle Between Might and Right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          IX. SOWING THE WIND AND REAPING THE WHIRLWIND\u003cbr\u003e            Mount Vernon at First in a Zone of Calm.\u003cbr\u003e            Giving the Appearance and Keeping the Substance.\u003cbr\u003e            “Soft Words Butter No Parsnips.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e           X. ANTAGONISMS AND HOSTILITIES\u003cbr\u003e            Blazing the Way to War.\u003cbr\u003e            The Double-Quick March to Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e            Violence and Flattery as Methods of Mastery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          XI. GREAT MINDS IN THE GREAT STORM\u003cbr\u003e            Suppressing Americans.\u003cbr\u003e            The Business of Getting Ready.\u003cbr\u003e            Many Men of Many Minds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         XII. THE HOUSE LONG DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF\u003cbr\u003e            Unpatriotic Confusion of Opinions and Interests.\u003cbr\u003e            Sometimes Too Late to Mend.\u003cbr\u003e            Selecting the Leader of Liberty for America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        XIII. LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY\u003cbr\u003e            The First Commander-in-Chief.\u003cbr\u003e            Big Business, Money-Makers and Patriotism.\u003cbr\u003e            The Strong Mind for Great Needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         XIV. TURNING REVOLUTION INTO GOVERNMENT\u003cbr\u003e            Seeking Retirement for Life.\u003cbr\u003e            Freedom and the Wrangle for Personal Gain.\u003cbr\u003e            Laying the Foundations of Liberty and Law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          XV. THE PEACE OF HOME AT LAST\u003cbr\u003e            Sorrow for the Departed Scenes.\u003cbr\u003e            Crowned in the Fullness of Time.\u003cbr\u003e            A Life-Like Scene from Washington’s Home Life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         XVI. STANDARDS OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM\u003cbr\u003e            Foundations.\u003cbr\u003e            Freedom of the Western Hemisphere.\u003cbr\u003e            The Loyalty of Youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        XVII. CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS\u003cbr\u003e            The Washington Ideal as the American Ideal.\u003cbr\u003e            Not Birth But Character Makes Americans.\u003cbr\u003e            The American Lesson Learned from the Greatest\u003cbr\u003e            Leaders in the Making of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWASHINGTON AND AMERICAN LIBERTY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. AMERICAN PATRIOTISM AND THE MEANING OF AMERICA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“America for Americans” is a patriotic appeal that has arisen in many\u003cbr\u003ea political crisis, and then gone to pieces in the confusions of what\u003cbr\u003ewe mean by “Americans” and “America.” American Liberty has been a\u003cbr\u003egoddess of worship from the beginning, and yet we find ourselves in an\u003cbr\u003eendless turmoil concerning what we mean by “American liberty.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWashington and his associate patriots wrote a great definition in\u003cbr\u003ehistory and established that definition in the Declaration of\u003cbr\u003eIndependence and the Constitution of the United States, but human\u003cbr\u003emeaning, like the skies, seems hard to get clear and to keep clear. To\u003cbr\u003eknow clearly what the definition of freedom means and to promote it\u003cbr\u003ein the right-minded way, is the patriotism that identifies anyone\u003cbr\u003eanywhere as being American.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074212413680,"sku":"2940015596830","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015596830","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}