You never forget your first : a biography of George Washington

You never forget your first : a biography of George Washington

New York : Viking, 2020.

xl, 261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

923.173 W318coe 2020 MB

(OCoLC)1107443846

"... Coe focuses on his activities off the battlefield--like espionage and propaganda. After an unlikely victory in the revolutionary war, Washington once again shocked the world by giving up power, only to learn his compatriots wouldn't allow it. The founders pressured him into the presidency--twice. He established enduring norms but left office heartbroken over the partisan nightmare his backstabbing cabinet had created. Back on his plantation, the man who fought for liberty finally confronted his greatest hypocrisy--what to do with the hundreds of men, women, and children he owned--before succumbing to a brutal death ... "--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-250) and index.
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