Washington [electronic resource] : a life / Ron Chernow.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101440186 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 110144018X (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781101444184 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1101444185 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 904 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [859]-867) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The portrait artist -- The frontiersman -- The planter -- The general -- The statesman -- The president -- The legend. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Washington, George, 1732-1799. Presidents > United States > Biography. Generals > United States > Biography. United States > History > 1783-1815. |
Genre: | Electronic books. |