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ERIC Number: EJ552994
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Washington: "...By Ability, Politeness, and Attention."
Bingham, Marjorie Wall
Social Studies, v88 n4 p158-59 Jul-Aug 1997
Examines the career of George Washington, particularly emphasizing his skills as a mediator and negotiator. Postulates that the origins of these skills are in Washington's upbringing and his role as the leader of a large extended family. Argues that, as a national leader, he effectively employed these same skills. (MJP)
Descriptors: Collegiality, Colonial History (United States), Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Historiography, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Competence, Leadership, Military Service, Personality, Politics, Presidents of the United States, Revolutionary War (United States)
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."