01892cam a2200373 a 4500 16515 16515 13136891 AUA.1 20200219205304.0 030325s2003 nyuab b 001 0beng 2003006984 0374175268 (hardcover : alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC n-us--- E312.17 .W6 2003 973.4/1/092 B 21 Wiencek, Henry. An imperfect god : George Washington, his slaves, and the creation of America / Henry Wiencek. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. 404 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-390) and index. Introduction : General's dream -- Home ground -- On the borderland -- The widow Custis -- A life honorable and amusing -- A scheme in Williamsburg -- So sacred a war as this -- A different destiny -- "A sort of shadowy life" -- The great escape. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington, George, 1732-1799 Relations with slaves. Presidents United States Biography. 824 Slavery Political aspects United States History 18th century. United States Politics and government 1775-1783. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol052/2003006984.html Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip042/2003006984.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol032/2003006984.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc DWBSLC E 312.17 .W6 2003 0 0 lcc 0 0 DWBSLC AUA.1 AUA.1 SPEC 2016-10-03 Donation, Dr. Delbert Baker 25.00 AUA019932 E 312.17 .W6 2003 AUA019932 2016-10-03 00:00:00 25.00 2016-10-03 DWBSLC