Washington

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781594202667 Author(s): Ron Chernow Format: Hardcover Language: English Year: 2010 Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Pages: 928 Age: 18-17

Description: From the author ofA‚ Alexander Hamilton, the New York Times bestselling biography that inspired the musical, comes aA‚ gripping portrait of the first president of the United States.Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for BiographyA?Truly magnificent . . . [a] well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biographyA?A‚ A?Andrew Roberts,A‚ The Wall Street JournalA?Until recently, IA?d never believed that there could be such a thing asA‚ a truly gripping biography of George Washington . . .A‚ Well, I was wrong. I canA?t recommend it highly enoughA?as history, as epic, and, not least, as entertainment.A?A‚ A?Hendrik Hertzberg,A‚ The New YorkerCelebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation and the first president of the United States. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one volume biography of George Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his adventurous early years, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow shatters forever the stereotype of George Washington as a stolid, unemotional figure and brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods.Lin-Manuel MirandaA?s smash Broadway musicalA‚ HamiltonA‚ has sparked new interest in the Revolutionary War and the Founding Fathers. In addition to Alexander Hamilton, the production also features George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, Lafayette, and many more.

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