The Ascent of George Washington (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)
By John E. Ferling.
Description
Bestselling historian John Ferling draws on his unsurpassed knowledge of the Founding Fathers to provide a fresh and provocative new portrait of the greatest of them all, George Washington. Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now John Ferling peers behind that image, carefully burnished by Washington himself, to show us a leader who was not only not above politics, but a canny infighter―a master of persuasion, manipulation, and deniabili...
ISBN(s)
1615456856, 9781615456857
