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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Date: 2017. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2017. Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN 0190456671 9780190456672 [US]
Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Date: 2017. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2017. Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN 0190456671 9780190456672 [US]
Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN 0190456671 9780190456672 [US]
Oxford University Press. Collectible - Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on bookplate on half title page. Oxford University Press ISBN 0190456671 9780190456672 [US]
Hardback. New. Revered as a general and trusted as America's first elected leader, George Washington is considered a great many things in the contemporary imagination, but an intellectual is not one of them. In correcting this longstanding misconception, The Books in George Washington's Life offers a stimulating literary biography that traces the effects of a life spent in self-improvement. ISBN 0190456671 9780190456672 [GB]
ISBN10: 0190456671, ISBN13: 9780190456672, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. When it comes to the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton are generally considered the great minds of early America. George Washington, instead, is toasted with accolades regarding his solid common sense and strength in battle. Indeed, John Adams once snobbishly dismissed him as "too illiterate, unlearned, unread for his station and reputation." Yet Adams, as well as the majority of the men who knew Washington in his life,were unaware of his singular devotion to self-improvement. Based on a comprehensive amount of research at the Library of Congress, the collections at Mount Vernon, and rare bookarchives scattered across the country, Kevin J. Hayes corrects this misconception and reconstructs in vivid detail the active intellectual life that has gone largely unnoticed in conventional narratives of Washington. Despite being a lifelong reader, Washington felt an acute sense of embarrassment about his relative lack of formal education and cultural sophistication, and in this sparkling literary biography, Hayes illustrates just how tirelessly Washington worked to improve. Beginning withthe primers, forgotten periodicals, conduct books, and classic eighteenth-century novels such as Tom Jones that shaped Washington's early life, Hayes studies Washington's letters and journals, chartingthe many ways ...
ISBN10: 0190456671, ISBN13: 9780190456672, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc] Hardcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Revered as a general and trusted as America's first elected leader, George Washington is considered a great many things in the contemporary imagination, but an intellectual is not one of them. In correcting this longstanding misconception, The Books in George Washington's Life offers a stimulating literary biography that traces the effects of a life spent in self-improvement. [Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2017]
First edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition and signed by the author on a bookplate. Please see photos for condition. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.When it comes to the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton are generally considered the great minds of early America. George Washington, instead, is toasted with accolades regarding his solid common sense and strength in battle. Indeed, John Adams once snobbishly dismissed him as "too illiterate, unlearned, unread for his station and reputation." Yet Adams, as well as the majority of the men who knew Washington in his life, were unaware of his singular devotion to self-improvement.Based on a comprehensive amount of research at the Library of Congress, the collections at Mount Vernon, and rare book archives scattered across the country, Kevin J. Hayes corrects this misconception and reconstructs in vivid detail the active intellectual life that has gone largely unnoticed in conventional narratives of Washington. Despite being a lifelong reader, Washington felt an acute sense of embarrassment about his relative lack of formal education and cultural sophistication, and in this sparkling literary biography, Hayes illustrates just how tirelessly Washington worked to improve. Beginning with the primers, forgotten periodicals, conduct books, and classic eighteenth-century novels such as Tom Jones that shaped Washington's ...
ISBN10: 0190456671, ISBN13: 9780190456672, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2017] Hardcover Neuware - Revered as a general and trusted as America's first elected leader, George Washington is considered a great many things in the contemporary imagination, but an intellectual is not one of them. In correcting this longstanding misconception, The Books in George Washington's Life offers a stimulating literary biography that traces the effects of a life spent in self-improvement. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2017]
Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; When it comes to the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton are generally singled out as the great minds of early America. Up until the present day, George Washington has never been taken seriously as a ISBN 0190456671 9780190456672 [GB]
ISBN10: 0190456671, ISBN13: 9780190456672, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2017] Hardcover Neuware - Revered as a general and trusted as America's first elected leader, George Washington is considered a great many things in the contemporary imagination, but an intellectual is not one of them. In correcting this longstanding misconception, The Books in George Washington's Life offers a stimulating literary biography that traces the effects of a life spent in self-improvement. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2017]
ISBN10: 0190456671, ISBN13: 9780190456672, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc] Hardcover . 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. [Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2017]
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