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Publisher CommentsAmerica’s first president was also one of its strongest leaders-from the military, to government, and to business FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE, FIRST IN LEADERSHIP. Richard Brookhiser’s revolutionary biography, Founding Father, took George Washington off the dollar bill and made him live. Now, with his trademark wit and precision, Brookhiser expertly examines the details of Washington’s life that fullscale b... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Bill Lewis
Joseph Ellis at his brilliant best. Delightful character study of the "Foundingest father" of them all. Careful research, penetrating insight, and writing that sparkles make this one of the most important Washington books of the past generation.
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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Bill LewisPeople can learn.
George Washington certainly learned... a lot. In An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America
by Henry Wiencek, readers can nearly plot the curve. Students of Washington know that, when he died in 1799, he specified in his will that all his slaves be given freedom and generations of his admirers have ultimately excused, rationalized, or expl... read more>>>
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