George Washington: A Life - Hardcover

Randall, William Sterne

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9781578661527: George Washington: A Life

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1578661528 ISBN 13: 9781578661527

Publisher: Galahad Books, 2006

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Willard Sterne Randall, whose biography of Thomas Jefferson was hailed as ?outstanding” by The Wall Street Journal and whose Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor was praised as ?riveting” by The New York Times, turns his attention to the founding father of our country?George Washington. Randall tells the fascinating tale of a man who turned an impoverished childhood into a life of creative rebellion. He follows Washington’s rise to greatness as he turns from managing plantations to becoming a professional soldier and eventually joining in the fight again taxation without representation, which would spark the American Revolution.

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Review:

"A vividly written narrative that does [Washington] full justice as a man of the eighteenth century and as a bold and determined leader of the American Revolution."--"The Philadelphia Inquirer"
"Altogether human, Randall's demythologized Washington comes vividly to life."--"Publishers Weekly (starred)"
"What makes this volume so remarkably accessible . . . is the way Randall consistently builds scenes with the grace of a novelist. . . . It's a grand story, well told in this biography."--"Burlington Free Press"

A vividly written narrative that does [Washington] full justice as a man of the eighteenth century and as a bold and determined leader of the American Revolution. "The Philadelphia Inquirer"

Altogether human, Randall's demythologized Washington comes vividly to life. "Publishers Weekly (starred)"

What makes this volume so remarkably accessible . . . is the way Randall consistently builds scenes with the grace of a novelist. . . . It's a grand story, well told in this biography. "Burlington Free Press""

"A vividly written narrative that does [Washington] full justice as a man of the eighteenth century and as a bold and determined leader of the American Revolution." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Altogether human, Randall's demythologized Washington comes vividly to life." --Publishers Weekly (starred)

"What makes this volume so remarkably accessible . . . is the way Randall consistently builds scenes with the grace of a novelist. . . . It's a grand story, well told in this biography." --Burlington Free Press

About the Author:

Willard Sterne Randall lives in Burlington, Vermont. His Thomas Jefferson was hailed by The Wall Street Journal as "outstanding . . . a splid one-volume biography."

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