Rubbing to the rear outer jacket which we believe is a publishers printing defect (see photographs). Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, a section of black-and-white photographic plates, and a black-and-white portrait frontispiece of President George Washington.
Includes List of Other Books by Ron Chernow Author Dedication Preliminary Page Quote by Abigail Adams Author's Note Prleude: The Portait Artist Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Books Articles Index and About the Author. As new condition gold boards, forest green spine with gold spine lettering contained in a very good condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. The result is a good book that would have been great if better edited, and if Chernow had trusted that Washington's many merits, even when accompanied by his faults, would speak for themselves. At times it feels as if Chernow, for all his careful research and talent for synthesis, is in the grip of a full-scale crush. Examples of shady dealing are quickly followed by tales of Washington's unimpeachable ethics or impeccable political savvy. Along the way, however, he mistakes "visceral" for ardent while he never hides Washington's less than saintly moments or shirks the vexed question of slavery, he often seems to ignore the data he's collected. Chernow makes familiar scenes fresh (like the crossing of the Delaware) and expertly brings the provisional revolutionary and early Republican eras to life. He gives us a Washington who starts with limited education and means and, through a remarkable combination of timely deaths, an incredible capacity for hard work, a shrewd marriage, astonishing physical hardiness and courage, a propensity for land speculation, and a gift for finding influential patrons, transforms himself into a soldier, well-to-do planter, local official, and eventually the only real choice to command the Continental army, preside over the Constitutional Convention, and serve as the first president. Using the recent "explosion of research," he wants to render George Washington "real" and "credible," to replace "frosty respect" with "visceral appreciation." In many respects, Chernow succeeds. In his introduction, veteran biographer Chernow is clear about his goals.
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