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ERIC Number: EJ552990
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
What Today's Students Should Know about George Washington.
Brookhiser, Richard
Social Studies, v88 n4 p150-51 Jul-Aug 1997
Briefly reviews the character and contributions of our first president. Discusses the accomplishments of George Washington in terms of his role as a gentleman, general, politician, and a man of ideas. Includes selections from, "The 110 rules of Civility", a book that influenced Washington in his youth. (MJP)
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Elementary Education, Federal Government, Historiography, Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Military Service, Politics, Presidents of the United States, Revolutionary War (United States), Role Models, Social Studies, United States History, Veterans
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Washington (George)
Note: Article is part of "A Symposium on George Washington's Place in American History Standards."