03077cam a2200349 4500 598296308 TxAuBib 20220602120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781400191994 1400191998 7837b74f-68a1-425d-b0e2-a6ca27f7744c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 225834 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Ferling, John E. The Ascent of George Washington [Libby] : The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon. Tantor Media, Inc., 2009. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 476MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 476MB. HTML:<p>Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now John Ferling peers behind that image, carefully burnished by Washington himself, to show us a leader who was not only not above politics but a canny infighter---a master of persuasion, manipulation, and deniability.</p> <p>In the War of Independence, Washington used his skills to steer the Continental Army through crises that would have broken less determined men; he squeezed out rival generals and defused dissent from those below him. Ending the war as a national hero, Washington "allowed" himself to be pressed into the presidency, guiding the nation with the same brilliantly maintained pose of selfless public interest. In short, Washington deftly screened a burning ambition behind his image of republican virtue---but that image, maintained not without cost, made him just the leader the overmatched army, and then the shaky young nation, desperately needed.</p> <p>Ferling argues that not only was Washington one of America’s most adroit politicians---the proof of his genius is that he is no longer thought of as a politician at all.</p>. Biography & Autobiography. History. Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-31 20:00:03. Dietz, Norman. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1219-1/225834-TheAscentOfGeorgeWashington.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1219-1/225834-TheAscentOfGeorgeWashington.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7837B74F-68A1-425D-B0E2-A6CA27F7744C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1219-1/225834-TheAscentOfGeorgeWashington.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1219-1/225834-TheAscentOfGeorgeWashington.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7837B74F-68A1-425D-B0E2-A6CA27F7744C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)