Washington: The Indispensable Man

Washington: The Indispensable Man

This â€œperceptiveâ€ and â€œsatisfyingâ€ biography of George WashingtonÂ byÂ an award-winning historian â€œdeserves a place on every Americanâ€™s bookshelfâ€ (The New York Times Book Review).

James Thomas Flexnerâ€™s masterful four-volume biography of Americaâ€™s first president, which received a special Pulitzer Prize citation and a National Book Award for its concluding installment, is the definitive chronicle of Washingtonâ€™s life and a classic work of American history. In this single-volume edition, Flexner brilliantly distills his sweeping study to offer readers â€œthe most convincing evocation of the man and his deeds written within the compass of one bookâ€ (Los Angeles Times).
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In graceful and dramatic prose, Flexner peels back the myths surrounding Washington to reveal the true complexity of his character. The only founding father from Virginia to free all his slaves, Washington was a faithful husband who harbored deep romantic feelings for his best friendâ€™s wife. An amateur soldier, he prepared for his role as commander in chief of the Continental army by sending out to Philadelphia bookshops for treatises on military strategy. As president, he set many democratic precedentsâ€”including the two-term limit and the appointment of an advisory cabinetâ€”yet routinely excluded his vice president, John Adams, from important decisions.
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The George Washington that emerges in these pages is a shrewd statesman, a wise commander, a brave patriot, and above all, â€œan ordinary man pushed to greatness by the extraordinary times in which he livedâ€ (TheÂ Christian Science Monitor). In tracing Washingtonâ€™s evolution from privileged son of the landed gentry to â€œthe indispensable manâ€ without whom the United States as we know it would not exist, Flexner presents a hero worthy of admiration not only for his remarkable strengths, but also for his all-too-human weaknesses.
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Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-03-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Open Road Media
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-03-07
Format	Kindle eBook