![]() Interestingly, Washington was both scarred and propelled forward by deaths of those around him-father, brothers, sister-in-law, step-daughter, and others. His ambition grew organically, unfolding step by step, in response to challenges and opportunities, and it was a normal and natural outgrowth of his upbringing, his physical and emotional characteristics, and his intellect. ![]() And in the process he has crafted a life-story captivating in its details and riveting in its almost casual insights.Īs developed by Chernow, Washington was a man of towering ambition-for responsibility, for wealth, for reputation, and, ultimately, for high office. Chernow has taken a prodigious amount of source material, including some recently released, to see deeply into the character of our nation’s first president and our Army's first commander in chief. This is the real George Washington, as close as we can come to understanding a historical leader who made such an effort to protect his privacy and conceal his personal thoughts. But nothing quite like Ron Chernow's Washington has been available before.Ĭhernow recounts, quotes, sifts, analyzes and, ultimately brings judgment to bear. ![]() ![]() For those who want more, there are plenty of biographies of George Washington. Sure, almost any American youngster can identify the name of America's first president. ![]()
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