"Richard Brookhiser hasn’t so much rediscovered George Washington as savored him."
--GEORGE W. S. TROW, GEORGE MAGAZINE
"Challenging and entertaining."
--ANDREW BURSTEIN, WASHINGTON TIMES
"A lively, intelligent, eminently satisfying work."
--A. J. BACEVICH, NATIONAL REVIEW
"Brookhiser’s slim, graceful volume is readable in one sitting. His style is mus cular and discursive, yet unaffectedly erudite."
--JIM BENCIVENGA, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
"[Brookhiser] blends classical concision with engaging modem touches in the less-is-more examination of the Washington we ought to know."
--FLORENCE KING, AMERICAN SPECTATOR
In this enlightening biography; popular essayist and political commentator Richard Brookhiser revisits the spectacular career of George Washington, at once our most familiar and enigmatic president. Challenging the modem perceptions of Washington as either a political figurehead of little actual importance or a folk legend rather than a real man, Brookhiser traces the president’s amazing accomplishments as a statesman, soldier, and founder of a great nation in a quarter century of activity that remains unmatched by any modem leader. Brookhiser goes on to examine Washington’s education, ideals, and intellectual curiosity, illuminating how Washington’s character and values shaped the beginnings of American politics.
