Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington
by Stephen McDowell
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A biography of a great man, but also much more: a book that also looks at Washington's unique personal qualities as a leader and how these qualities marked him as a leader among leaders. In doing so, it reveals a man whose greatness did not stem from oratorical skills, superior knowledge, or brilliant military tactics, but from virtue. He understood his duty and his proper role in the fledgling nation, and he pursued it with an invincible resolution.
Largely, what kept Washington in pursuit of these goals was, his belief that God, in His providence, had chosen him to lead the new nation that was founded on liberty - civil, religious, and economic - and that the great experiment which had begun under his leadership would change the world if given the opportunity to succeed. Click on "additional information" (below) for much more information about this new biography.
George Washington is one of the most significant men in all of history, especially in relation to the subject of the advancement of liberty. His contemporaries acknowledged God's hand in his selection as commander of the Continental army and later as president, believing that without Washington, America would not have prevailed in the Revolution or prospered as a new nation founded in liberty. Washington provided the leadership necessary to hold the troops together during the Revolutionary War, even in the most difficult of situations.
When the war was won, he rebuffed an attempt to make him king of the United States, thereby preventing a monarchy or military rule. With his example of how presidents are to govern, he set in motion America's constitutional form of government that prior to his presidency had only existed on paper and in men's hearts.
About the Author Stephen McDowell is the co-founder and president of the Providence Foundation, a nonprofit Christian education organization. He is author or co-author of numerous books and articles, including the critically acclaimed America's Providential History. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife and four children.