
Washington
A Life
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Narrated by:
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Scott Brick
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By:
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Ron Chernow
Pulitzer Prize, Biography/Autobiography, 2011
From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington.
In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the listener through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president.
Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man.
A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master.
At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency.
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Now, if the audio file could only include jpg's of the paintings and sculptures referred to in the book.
A 'must' for history buffs
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Great Book!
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Exceedingly interesting but dump the last third.
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indispensible
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Ron Chernow presents a rich and fascinating portrait of a man who guided his nation through its most fragile period. This book helped me understand Washington as a human being, and in so doing gave me a much greater respect and appreciation for his accomplishments. Scott Brick does a solid job narrating, staying in the background and letting the story tell itself.Washington brought to life
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Absolutely Remarkable
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If you could sum up Washington: A Life in three words, what would they be?
Extraordinary, courageous and lucky.What did you like best about this story?
For me, it was a nice followup to David McCullough's "1776". The character description balanced the heroic figure with his flaws and vulnerability under pressure.What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Kept my attention with his clear, well modulated narration.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No-but it made me even more respectful of the great man that George Washington wasAny additional comments?
This is a great read for anyone who enjoys biographies of great historical figures.A Balanced View Of the Personality of Washington
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Very Informative
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Long but well done
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Strong preformance
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