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You Never Forget Your First - A Biography of George Washington (Paperback)
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You Never Forget Your First - A Biography of George Washington (Paperback)
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF
THE YEAR "In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book....Coe
examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor... [You
Never Forget Your First] is an accessible look at a president who
always finishes in the first ranks of our leaders." -Boston Globe
Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first--and finds he is not
quite the man we remember Young George Washington was raised by a
struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an
international incident, and never backed down--even when his
dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle.
But after he married Martha, everything changed. Washington became
the kind of man who named his dog Sweetlips and hated to leave
home. He took up arms against the British only when there was no
other way, though he lost more battles than he won. After an
unlikely victory in the Revolutionary War cast him as the nation's
hero, he was desperate to retire, but the founders pressured him
into the presidency--twice. When he retired years later, no one
talked him out of it. He left the highest office heartbroken over
the partisan nightmare his backstabbing cabinet had created. Back
on his plantation, the man who fought for liberty must confront his
greatest hypocrisy--what to do with the men, women, and children he
owns--before he succumbs to death. With irresistible style and warm
humor, You Never Forget Your First combines rigorous research and
lively storytelling that will have readers--including those who
thought presidential biographies were just for dads--inhaling every
page.
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