01425cam a2200325 i 4500 348346424 TxAuBib 20180608120000.0 100510s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010019154 9781594202667 1594202664 (OCoLC)535490473 TxAuBib rda Chernow, Ron. Washington : a life / Ron Chernow. New York : Penguin Press, 2010. xxi, 904 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. [859]-867) and index. The portrait artist -- The frontiersman -- The planter -- The general -- The statesman -- The president -- The legend. In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. 20180608. Washington, George 1732-1799. Presidents United States Biography. Generals United States Biography. United States History 1783-1815.