Book Recommendation

by Christina

Washington: A Life​ by Ron Chernow

Official Summary: Celebrated 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.

ALNM rec: I'm a bit of a history buff, with a special interest in the American revolution.  For those of you who haven't heard yet, Ron Chernow is the writer of the Alexander Hamilton biography that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to write his hit musical, Hamilton.  This book is an all encompassing biography of America's first president.  It may be long, but it doesn't read at all like a textbook.  If you have any interest in George Washington or early American history, this is a must read. 

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