ISBN10: 1594202664, ISBN13: 9781594202667, [publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc] Hardcover Hardcover. From the author of Alexander Hamilton, the New York Times bestselling biography that inspired the musical, comes a gripping portrait of the first president of the United States.Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for BiographyTruly magnificent . . . [a] well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biography Andrew Roberts, The Wall Street JournalUntil recently, Id never believed that there could be such a thing as a truly gripping biography of George Washington . . . Well, I was wrong. I cant recommend it highly enoughas history, as epic, and, not least, as entertainment. Hendrik Hertzberg, The New YorkerCelebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation and the first president of the United States. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one volume biography of George Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his adventurous early years, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow shatters forever the stereotype of George Washington as a stolid, unemotional figure and brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods.Lin-Manuel Mirandas smash ...
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ISBN10: 1594202664, ISBN13: 9781594202667, [publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc] Hardcover Hardcover. From the author of Alexander Hamilton, the New York Times bestselling biography that inspired the musical, comes a gripping portrait of the first president of the United States.Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for BiographyTruly magnificent . . . [a] well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biography Andrew Roberts, The Wall Street JournalUntil recently, Id never believed that there could be such a thing as a truly gripping biography of George Washington . . . Well, I was wrong. I cant recommend it highly enoughas history, as epic, and, not least, as entertainment. Hendrik Hertzberg, The New YorkerCelebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation and the first president of the United States. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one volume biography of George Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his adventurous early years, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow shatters forever the stereotype of George Washington as a stolid, unemotional figure and brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods.Lin-Manuel Mirandas smash ...
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Penguin Press, October Date: 2010. Hardcover. Used - good. 2010. Penguin Press ISBN 1594202664 9781594202667 [US]

Penguin Press HC, The, Date: 2010-10-05. Hardcover. Used:Good. 2010. Penguin Press HC, The ISBN 1594202664 9781594202667 [US]