Realistic Visionary
A Portrait of George Washington

nothing really new, and lets stop psychoanalyzing founding fathers......more

If you have already read a couple books about George Washington, you'll find this one a re-hash of many of the things you already know about him. If you think you know a lot about him, you'll still learn a few things. There is a chapter about his attitude toward slavery and how he handled his own sla......more

Presents a balanced portrait of the First President.......more

Audio book. Trying to do presidential biographies in order. Liked how they did it by topic. Liked the author interview at the end.......more

Throughout this biography, Henriques presents information gleaned from original documents – letters and diaries – and compares his assessments with those of other biographers, making compelling arguments for his conclusions. He traces Washington’s character from his early manhood aspirations and act......more