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Overview: |
In this
extraordinary work of historical fiction, there are no white
wigs, no cherry trees. Here, under the skillful hands of the New
York Times best-selling author of Back Bay and Cape Cod, the
frozen face so familiar to us on the dollar bill is replaced by
a passionate, complex human being: a young man more interested
in acquiring land and wealth than political ideals; a soldier
who blundered badly in his first experiences at war; a
stepfather never to have children of his own; a budding
politician who quickly learned how to play an audience, command
authority, and be all things to all those who wanted so much of
him.
Citizen
Washington reveals "the father of his country" through the eyes
of his contemporaries, admirers like Hamilton and Lafayette,
skeptics like Jefferson and Adams, and women like Abigail Adams
and his own wife, Martha.
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