Washington

Ron Chernow offers a monumental biography of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Drawing on letters, diaries, and historical documents, Chernow portrays Washington not as an untouchable myth, but as a complex man: a competent military leader, a shrewd political strategist, a businessman, and one of the architects of the American nation.

This definitive work restores Washington's humanity and his centrality to the events that transformed a collection of colonies into a democratic republic, making it essential reading for understanding both the period and the man himself.

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