Anthony Wayne by Paul David Nelson
Paul David Nelson has written an exciting biography of an exciting figure—the military hero of the American Revolution and the Indian Wars in the Northwest Territory—"Mad" Anthony Wayne. Some of his contemporaries called him rash and impetuous, a braggart and a dandy. "More active and enterprising than judicious and cautious" was George Washington's verdict. True, Wayne had a flair for the dramatic and consciously acted the role of swashbuckler, but he proved himself one of the best and most successful military leaders of the early American republic. Despite his reputation for madness, Wayne, as Nelson points out, was a prudent and careful officer whose military record belies the myth. When he ran out of wars to fight, Wayne turned to the political arena. Nelson shows that the qualities which made Wayne a great military leader served him well in politics. He proved himself articulate and shrewd in statecraft in a critical time for the young republic, the years just after ratification of the Constitution.
Paul David Nelson is Julian-Van Dusen Professor of American History at Berea College. He received his bachelor's degree from Berea College in 1965, his master's degree in history from Duke University in 1968, and his PhD in Early American History from Duke in 1970. He taught in the History Department of Villanova University in 1969-70, then returned to Berea College, where he was remained. He has published seven other books: General Horatio Gates: A Biography; Anthony Wayne: Soldier of the Early Republic; William Alexander, Lord Stirling (reissued in paperback as The Life of William Alexander, Lord Stirling: George Washington's Noble General); William Tryon and the Course of Empire: A Life in British Imperial Service; Sir Charles Grey, First Earl Grey: Royal Soldier, Family Patriarch (FDUP, 1996); and General Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester: Soldier-Statesman of Early British Canada (FDUP, 1999). He has also written many articles, books reviews, and biographical sketches for American National Biography, World Book Encyclopedia, and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780253307514 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253307511 |
| Titel | Anthony Wayne |
| Autor | Paul David Nelson |
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| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Indiana University Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1985-10-22 |
| Seitenanzahl | 384 |
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