Washington: A Life Ron Chernow Penguin Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

The Celebrated Ron Chernow Provides A Richly Nuanced Portrait Of Father America With Breadth And Depth Matched By No Other One-Volume Life He Carries Reader Through Washington\ S Troubled Boyhood His Precocious Feats In French Indian Wars Creation Mount Vernon Heroic Exploits Continental Army Presiding Over Constitutional Convention Magnificent Performance As America\ First President Despite Reverence Name Inspires Washington Remains Waxwork To Many Readers Worthy But Dull Laconic Man Remarkable Self-Control This Groundbreaking Work Revises Forever Uninspiring Stereotype Portrays Strapping Horseman Elegant Dancer Tireless Hunter Who Guarded Emotional Intriguing Ferocity Not Only Did Gather Around Himself Foremost Figures Age Including James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Adams Thomas Jefferson Orchestrated Their Actions Help Realise Vision For New Federal Government Define Separation Powers Establish Office Presidency Takes Us On Page-Turning Journey All Formative Events Founding Is Magisterial From One Writers Historians Σελίδες: 928 Διαστάσεις: 15 5X15 5Cm