If you had to guess which president was being described in those words . . . would you guess George Washington?
Maybe not, but the real man, not the legend, is who Ron Chernow is said to describe in Washington, out on October 5. Though this is also the angle Joseph Ellis took in 2004′s His Excellency, Penguin representatives say that Washington is both a “landmark biography” and a “fabulous read.” Since, like Ellis, Chernow is one of America’s foremost biographers—he won the National Book Award in 1990 for The House of Morgan, his first book—this is likely. But given the high, high volume of “Founding Fathers” biographies published in the last few years, is there anything new to say about Washington? We’ll find out when the galleys arrive . . .
Related in BookPage: review of Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton biography; our 2004 interview with Joseph Ellis about His Excellency.
I look forward to reading this book.
Can’t wait to read it!
A book about the “real” George Washington sounds like a good read to me.
George Washington doesn’t tell a lie, he cut down the cherry tree. Is this true? I’d like to find out by reading this book.
Sounds really interesting! I’d like to discover an authentic Washington.
So the Father of our Country was a real man and not just a legend? I want to read all about him.
Sounds interesting. I look forward to reading the book.
Since I lived near Mt. Vernon most of my life, I cannot wait to read this.
Haven’t read about this “George” in quite some time… I believe it is time.
Unless you read the book, you will never know if there is “anything new to say about Washington!”
Love reading about American History!