Washington : a life /
Ron Chernow.
- New York : Penguin Press, 2010.
- xxi, 904 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [859]-867) and index.
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