This book covered much of the same ground as earlier Washington biographies have done, but I feel like it dove deeper into the inner thoughts of Washington, as much as they can be known.\u00a0 If one thing can be said about Washington, it’s that he was well aware of the place he would hold in history and was obsessive about cultivating the right appearance for posterity.\u00a0 The picture of Washington portrayed here is not all positive.\u00a0 There is much vanity and pettiness in his writings, but if any of us were as scrutinized as Washington, I’m sure the same could be said of all of us at times.<\/p>\n
I really enjoyed this book, even when I had to return it before I’d finished and then resume reading it several months later!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This book covered much of the same ground as earlier Washington biographies have done, but I feel like it dove deeper into the inner thoughts of Washington, as much as they can be known.\u00a0 If one thing can be said about Washington, it’s that he was well aware of the place he would hold in … Continue reading Washington: A Life<\/span>