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Washington: A Life
by Ron Chernow
Chernow's Pulitzer winner: Washington's ambition, temper and self-control, the war, the presidency, slavery, and the deliberate construction of a character. Long and definitive.
Read it if…
you want the full Washington.
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Skip it if…
you want brevity; see His Excellency.
Try instead: John Adams →
Three things you will actually use
- Self-command is the first command.
- Reputation is built deliberately.
- Give up power to keep legitimacy.
Do this first
Read the chapters on the Newburgh conspiracy.
Our verdict
The full Washington.
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