Washington : a life / Ron Chernow
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TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2010Description: xxi, 904 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781594202667; 1594202664Subject(s): Washington, George, 1732-1799 | Presidents -- United States -- Biography | Generals -- United States -- Biography | United States -- History -- 1783-1815DDC classification: 973.4/1092 | B LOC classification: E312 | .C495 2010| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 921/WAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500008632 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [859]-867) and index
The portrait artist -- The frontiersman -- The planter -- The general -- The statesman -- The president -- The legend
In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people
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