Washington

Ron Chernow

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ISBN 9781846144028 / 1846144027
Title Washington
Author Ron Chernow
Category History Of The Americas

Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900
Political Leaders & Leadership

Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Format Hardcover
Year 2010
Pages 928
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Allen Lane
Language English
Dimensions 165mm x 244mm x 60mm

Annotation

Provides a nuanced portrait of the father of America. This title takes the reader through Washington's troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian Wars, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention and his performance as America's first president.

Publisher Description

President of the United States of America.

Author Biography

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.