Inventing George Washington: America's Founder, in Myth and Memory

HarperCollins, 2011 * xx, 250 pp. * $25.99 When reading this book I was alternately amused and angered - amused from both the ridiculous myths that have been generated over the years and from Edward Lengel's deft satirical narration of them and angered by knowing that so many myths have been ac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Virginia magazine of history and biography 2011, Vol.119 (3), p.297-298
1. Verfasser:	Kaminski, John P.
Format:	Review
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American history Barnum, P T (Phineas Taylor) (1810-1891) Presidents Weems, Mason Locke (Parson Weems) (1759-1825)
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Zusammenfassung:	HarperCollins, 2011 * xx, 250 pp. * $25.99 When reading this book I was alternately amused and angered - amused from both the ridiculous myths that have been generated over the years and from Edward Lengel's deft satirical narration of them and angered by knowing that so many myths have been accepted by the public as truths. [...] Lengel covers Hollywood's rather tepid treatment of Washington, ending with a documentary film made for the Mount Vernon visitors' center in which the author himself served as the historical advisor.
ISSN:	0042-6636 1940-4050