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Washington

A Life

Author: Ron Chernow  

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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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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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'TRULY MAGNIGICIENT . . . A WELL-RESEARCHED, WELL-WRITTEN, AND ABSOLUTELY DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY.' - ANDREW ROBERTS, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his adventurous early years, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Continental Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. In this groundbreaking book, based on massive research, Chernow shatters forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its subject, Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers. 'The best, most comprehensive, and most balanced single-volume biography of Washington ever written.' - Gordon S. Wood, The New York Review of Books 'Nothing short of phenomenal . . . never before has Washington been rendered so tangibly in such a smart, tenaciously researched volume as Chernow's opus . . . a riveting read.' - Douglas Brinkly, Los Angeles Times ' I can't recommend it highly enough-as history, as epic, and, not least, as entertainment. It's a luxuriantly pleasurable as one of those great big sprawling, sweeping Victorian novels.' - Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker ' Ron Chernow has done justice to this solid flesh, the human frailty, and the dental miseries of his subject-and also to his immense historical importance . . . This is a magnificently fair, full-scale biography.' - The Economist

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Critic Reviews

“"Truly magnificent . . . [a] well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biography" --Andrew Roberts, The Wall Street Journal "Superb . . . the best, most comprehensive, and most balanced single-volume biography of Washington ever written. [Chernow's] understanding of human nature is extraordinary and that is what makes his biography so powerful." -- Gordon S. Wood, The New York Review of Books "Chernow displays a breadth of knowledge about Washington that is nothing short of phenomenal... never before has Washington been rendered so tangibly in such a smart, tenaciously researched volume as Chernow's opus . . . a riveting read . . ." --Douglas Brinkley, The Los Angeles Times "Until recently, I'd never believed that there could be such a thing as a truly gripping biography of George Washington . . . Well, I was wrong. Ron Chernow's huge (900 pages) Washington: A Life , which I've just finished, does all that and more. I can't recommend it highly enough--as history, as epic, and, not least, as entertainment. It's as luxuriantly pleasurable as one of those great big sprawling, sweeping Victorian novels." --Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker "[Ron Chernow] has done justice to the solid flesh, the human frailty and the dental miseries of his subject--and also to his immense historical importance . . . This is a magnificently fair, full-scale biography." -- The Economist”

“Truly magnificent . . . [a] well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biography” —Andrew Roberts, The Wall Street Journal

“Superb . . . the best, most comprehensive, and most balanced single-volume biography of Washington ever written. [Chernow’s] understanding of human nature is extraordinary and that is what makes his biography so powerful.” —Gordon S. Wood, The New York Review of Books

“Chernow displays a breadth of knowledge about Washington that is nothing short of phenomenal… never before has Washington been rendered so tangibly in such a smart, tenaciously researched volume as Chernow's opus . . . a riveting read . . .” —Douglas Brinkley, The Los Angeles Times

“Until recently, I’d never believed that there could be such a thing as a truly gripping biography of George Washington . . . Well, I was wrong. Ron Chernow’s huge (900 pages) Washington: A Life, which I’ve just finished, does all that and more. I can’t recommend it highly enough—as history, as epic, and, not least, as entertainment. It’s as luxuriantly pleasurable as one of those great big sprawling, sweeping Victorian novels.” —Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker

“[Ron Chernow] has done justice to the solid flesh, the human frailty and the dental miseries of his subject—and also to his immense historical importance . . . This is a magnificently fair, full-scale biography.” The Economist

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About the Author

Ron Chernow is the prize-winning author of five previous books. His first, The House of Morgan, won the National Book Award. His two most recent books, Alexander Hamilton and Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, were both nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. Chernow lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Published
1st December 2011
Pages
928
ISBN
9780143119968

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12 Aug, 2022
I have only been reading this biography for a week I’m not a big reader but this is an incredible read.
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