First in Their Hearts (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas James Fleming
- First Published: 1968
- Time of Work: 1732–1796
- Setting: The eastern United States
- Principal Characters: George Washington, Mary Ball, Lawrence Washington, George William Fairfax, Sally Fairfax, Martha Custis Washington, John (Jack) Parke Custis, Major General Horatio Gates, Alexander Hamilton, Marquis de Lafayette
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Politics, Revolutionaries, Leadership, Revolutions, American Revolution, Eighteenth century, Politicians, Military life or service, Presidents, Biography, Generals
- Locales: East (U.S.)
Form and Content
First in Their Hearts: A Biography of George Washington is divided into eleven chapters, each focusing on a major period of Washington’s life. Although Thomas J. Fleming provides an overall narrative detailing Washington’s childhood through his presidency, he focuses on Washington’s personality and heroic qualities rather than on specific historical events. Throughout the book, Fleming includes excerpts from journal entries and letters, thus allowing Washington and his contemporaries to describe events as they saw them. The book also contains an...
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