Washington Era - Famous People and the Era

Author: Washington Irving (American) translated by Bai Ruibing
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: "No one else has depicted the American Founding Fathers so vividly; no one else has portrayed retired Washington as authentically and dynamically as Irving did." — American historian Bancroft, December 6, 1859. "He is fair in his judgments, his tone is moderate and balanced, almost cautious, and he devotes most of his work to narrating events." — American essayist Charles M. Warner, 1881. "It goes without saying that Irving was one of our great literary artists, and his works are worth reading again and again." — American writer Charles Neider, February 1975.
Reasons to Read This Book: Irving was a world-renowned American writer. He was the forerunner of a series of writers, including Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, James, Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and Hemingway, who were inevitably influenced by the tradition he pioneered. He was an American writer who made a living by writing, an American literary figure who gained fame in Europe, the father of American short stories, and the author of the great work A History of New York from the Beginning with an American spirit. His name, George Washington, further underscores his extraordinary connection to the "Father of America." He wrote The Life of Christopher Columbus, The Life of Goldsmith, and The Life of Muhammad, all about heroic figures. He loved heroes and epics, so he chose The Life of George Washington as the culmination of his life's work. This was his "final masterpiece," his "last, and greatest work."
Recommended for the Following Groups:
- Advocates or critics of American culture
- Scholars or enthusiasts of biography literature
- Scholars or enthusiasts of American literary history
- Scholars or enthusiasts of Western cultural studies
- College and high school students
This book is derived from Washington Irving's renowned biographical work, The Life of George Washington. Washington Irving was once called the "Father of American Literature" and held a significant place in the history of American literature. During his childhood, he met George Washington by chance, and after admiring anding him, he was inspired to write a biography of the "Father of America." At the age of 49, he made up his mind to do so, began writing at 57, and finally started the work at 72. After four years of effort, he completed this monumental work. This book is imbued with the author's 76 years of life experience. It is not just a biography of the "Father of America," but also a magnificent and tumultuous "History of the American Founding" and "History of American Success," written in the form of a novel.
Having the "Father of American Literature" write the biography of the "Father of America" carries immense meaning and value.
He was a general, a statesman, and the founder of the United States of America. Unlike Jefferson, Hamilton, and Franklin, who were full of creativity and sharp minds, he was more important than any of them. Without him, no political movement could succeed, and without him, there would be no United States of America. In the hearts of Americans, he was the "Man of the War," the "Man of the Peace," and the "Man of the People" in the eyes of his compatriots. Many leaders of that era believed that he held a distinguished position among all heroes in history.