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By jasoncarpenter
On July 23, 2018
Bell Ringer: George Washington and Public Perception
David McCullough George Washington
David McCullough discusses the importance of appearance to George Washington in portraying himself as a leader.
Description
Historian David McCullough discusses the importance of appearance to George Washington in turning himself into a leader.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How is the George Washington from the Gilbert Stuart painting different from the George Washington that David McCullough describes?
- What role did appearance play in George Washington's view of himself as a commander?
- How did his appearance contrast with that of the army he was leading?
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Vocabulary
- Continental Army
- Revolutionary War