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*Starred Review* With so much that can be said—and said
positively—about this magisterial biography, it is difficult not to
write a review as long as the book itself. Given the distinction of
the author, who wrote, among other single and collective
biographies, the glowingly reviewed Alexander Hamilton 2004,
readers can safely assume from the outset that what lies ahead of
them is a vastly enlightening, overwhelmingly engaging treatment of
a great man. The subject of the book needs only,
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Celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced
portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth
matched by no other onevolume life of George 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
work, based on massive research, Chernow shatters forever the
stereotype of a stolid, unemotional figure and brings to vivid life
a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods.
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Ron Chernow is the prize-winning author of five
previous books, including Alexander Hamilton, The House of
Morgan, and Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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AUTHOR''S NOTE
PRELUDE：The Portrait Arfist
PART ONE
ONE：A Short—Lived Family
TW0：Fortune’S Favorite
THREE：Wilderness Mission
FOUR：Bloodbath
FIVE：Shades of Death
SIX：The Soul of an Army
SEVEN：A Votary to Love
EIGHT：Darling of a Grateful Country
PART TW0
NINE：The Man of Mode
TEN：A Certain Species of Propert}
ELEVEN：The Prodigy
TWELVE：Providence
THIRTEEN：A Wbrld of His Own
FOURTEEN：The Asiatic Prince
FIFTEEN：A Shock of Electricity
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