01690cam a2200325 4500 610134382 TxAuBib 20221123120000.0 030325s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2003006984 9780374175269 hardcover : alk. paper 0374175268 hardcover : alk. paper TxAuBib Wiencek, Henry. An imperfect god [BOOK] : George Washington, his slaves, and the creation of America / Henry Wiencek. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. 404 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-390) and index. Introduction : General's dream -- Home ground -- On the borderland -- The widow Custis -- A life honorable and amusing -- A scheme in Williamsburg -- So sacred a war as this -- A different destiny -- "A sort of shadowy life" -- The great escape. 20221123. Washington, George 1732-1799. Washington, George 1732-1799. Relations with slaves. Presidents United States Biography. Slavery Political aspects United States History 18th century. United States Politics and government 1775-1783. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol052/2003006984.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip042/2003006984.html Table of contents https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol032/2003006984.html Publisher description