George Washington: A Biography

In this superbly written biography, Washington comes alive as a complex individual -- a hero & a man, a great leader & a dynamic, but flawed, human being. Vividly & concisely, the major events of his personal & political life are recreated -- his boyhood in rural Virginia, his early career as a surveyor & then a soldier in the French & Indian War, his hopeless passion for Sally Fairfax, & his enduring marriage to the wealthy Martha Curtis. But the core of the book is devoted to Washington's career as a leader -- as commander of chief of the Continental Army, his victories & defeats, & his central role in the formation of the new nation.