Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... George Washington's Mount Vernon: At Home in Revolutionary America ISBN:0195136284 Author:Dalzell, Robert F., Jr.; Dalzell, Lee Baldwin Publisher:Oxford University Press Release Date:1999 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Collectible: Excellent Sku: 2343422 Notes: First printing. Remainder mark. 1999 Large Softcover. xix, 300 pp. "George Washington's Mount Vernon brings together--for the first time--the details of Washington's 45-year endeavor to build and perfect Mount Vernon. In doing so it introduces us to a Washington few of his contemporaries knew, and one little noticed by historians since. Here we meet the planter/patriot who also genuinely loved building, a man passionately human in his desire to impress on his physical surroundings the stamp of his character and personal beliefs. As chief architect and planner of the countless changes made at Mount Vernon over the years, Washington began by imitating accepted models of fashionable taste, but as time passed he increasingly followed his own ideas. Hence, architecturally, as the authors show, Mount Vernon blends the orthodox and the innovative in surprising ways, just as the new American nation would. Equally interesting is the light the book sheds on the process of building at Mount Vernon, and on the people--slave and free--who did the work. Washington was a demanding master, and in their determination to preserve their own independence his workers often clashed with him. Yet, as the Dalzells argue, that experience played a vital role in shaping his hopes for the future of American society--hope that embraced in full measure the promise of the revolution in which he had led his fellow citizens. George Washington's Mount Vernon thus compellingly combines the two sides of Washington's life--the public and the private--and uses the combination to enrich our understanding of both. Gracefully written, with more than 80 photographs, maps, and engravings, the book tells a fascinating story with memorable insight. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Book Title: George Washington's Mount Vernon : at Home in Revolutionary America
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General, History / General
Publication Year: 2000
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Architecture, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 24.7 Oz
Author: Robert F. Dalzell Jr., Robert F. Dalzell, Lee Baldwin Dalzell
Item Length: 6.9 in
Item Width: 9.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
