It was not an American work, but it was first published in London more than a century before George Washington was born. Yet The America that formed Washington demanded qualities that no book, no manual could teach. Before General Washington commanded an army, he spent his 20s surveying America's wild interior, saving up money, learning self reliance on a continent that rewarded initiative more than pedigree. (07:38–07:46)
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Asserts that the formation of America required qualities beyond what could be taught by books or manuals.
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