| Blooding at Great Meadows: Young George Washington and the Battle That Shaped the Man Contributor(s): Axelrod, Alan (Author), Drummond, David (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786170239 ISBN-13: 9780786170234 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: George Washington is at once the most familiar and most remote of the founding fathers. He remains today what he was in 1841, an icon more marble than flesh. What influences shaped his life and how did his surrender at Great Meadows at age 22 give him the strength to become The Father of Our Country? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: 973.26 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.33" W x 7.76" (0.21 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - French - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: History celebrates George Washington as the leader of the American Revolution and the father of his country. But what has gone previously unexamined is Washington's life as a twenty-two-year-old lieutenant colonel; he led four hundred American militiamen against a bigger, more experienced French army and paid a high price. Not only did Washington lose over a third of his men, but the Battle of Great Meadows was also the spark that ignited the French and Indian War. Yet in the midst of this bitter battle, Washington forged the intellectual, visceral, and spiritual aspects that enabled him to achieve all that he did in the years that followed. In this never-before-told account, historian Alan Axelrod examines the geopolitical, financial, and intensely personal issues that shaped the leader Washington would become. |
Contributor Bio(s): Axelrod, Alan: - Alan Axelrod is the author of numerous books on history, business, and management. He has been a creative consultant to such television documentaries and series as The Wild West and Civil War Journal for the Discovery Channel. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Drummond, David: -David Drummond has made his living as an actor for over twenty-five years, appearing on stages large and small throughout the country and in Seattle, Washington, his hometown. He has narrated over thirty audiobooks, in genres ranging from current political commentary to historical nonfiction, fantasy, military, thrillers, and humor. He received an AudioFile Earphones Award for his first audiobook, Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay. When not narrating, he keeps busy writing plays and stories for children. |