George Washington and the Virginia Backcountry.

Abstract

Chapter 1 Preface Part 2 Part One Chapter 3 The Making of George Washington Chapter 4 Young Washington's Virginia: Opportunity in the Golden Age of a Planter Society Part 5 Part Two Chapter 6 Over the Hills and Far Away: George Washington and the Changing Virginia Backcountry Chapter 7 Parcel of Barbarian's and an Uncooth Set of People: Settlers and Settlements of the Shenandoah Valley Chapter 8 Engaged in Enterprises Pregnant with Terror: George Washington's Formative Years among the Indians Part 9 Part Three Chapter 10 A Stake in the West: George Washington as Backcountry Surveyor and Landholder Chapter 11 School for Command: Young George Washington and the Virginia Regiment Chapter 12 George Washington and Revolutionary Asceticism: The Localist as Nationalist Chapter 13 Contributors Chapter 14 Index