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The Last King of America by Andrew Roberts — WisdomDeck honest review

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The Last King of America

by Andrew Roberts

A revisionist George III: conscientious, cultured, constitutional, maligned by the Declaration and by Hamilton the musical. Thorough and persuasive.

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Villains are made by winners.
Conscientiousness is not enough.
Reread the Declaration.

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Roberts's George III.

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