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George Washington

American general mentioned in the preface.

minor

Also known as Washington

First appearance: modern distortions of joan s history

George Washington shows up with force in Joan's Good Looks. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as a comparison to Joan, illustrating that love was not her whole existence, similar to other masculine workers on the heroic scale.
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In Joan's Good Looks: Mentioned as a comparison to Joan, illustrating that love was not her whole existence, similar to other masculine workers on the heroic scale. Later, in History Always Out of Date: Mentioned as an…

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JOJoan of ArcNANapoleonPCPeter CauchonGWGeorge Washington

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  • Historical and Comparative Figures
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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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