Hard to believe a history book could be a page-turner, but this very real, detailed recounting of the birth of our country is fraught with suspense and real personal drama. Please try again. March 7th 2017 Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Stillness at Appomattox: The Army of the Potomac Trilogy American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson ).400 pages. The writing was very dry at points, and I really had to stay focused or I'd find myself "reading" pages without really reading them. In tracing Washington’s evolution from privileged son of the landed gentry to “the indispensable man” without whom the United States as we know it would not exist, Flexner presents a hero worthy of admiration not only for his remarkable strengths, but also for his all-too-human weaknesses. It is an interesting and relatively short biography on George Washington; at 400 pages, it is MUCH shorter than Flexner's FOUR VOLUME long version. The ability to improve who he was , to change those imperfections striving all ways for perfection , giving his full measure to the task set before him . Washington - The Indispensable Man [James Thomas Flexner] on Amazon.com. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Harvard University with honors. Flexner wrote a four volume biography first and from that research condensed into a very readable single volume on the life of the man who set the pattern for future American Generals , set the standards high for future presidents and even set standards for patriotism . My love and respect for him is even greater than it was before, and I believe he and Abraham Lincoln are the two greatest presidents we've ever had. I was there a decade and was able to begin planned reading programs in such a library. He wrote four enormous volumes and then condensed them into one short text, which I read. His Excellency: George Washington He absolutely knew what needed to be done in almost everything. Please try again.
This one volume version of that work seems to strike a good balance between the critical and admiring and, based on primary sources, from what I can tell, deserves to be put among those "historically sound." His Excellency: George Washington If you were fortunate enough to work at Saudi Aramco in the 1980's you would have at almost every site, however remote--Dhahran, Udhaliya, Ras Tanura, Abqaiq, etc., at your disposal a modern American library. Forces a complete re-evaluation of the American Revolution Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download "Washington: The Indispensable Man" introduces the reader to the personality and career of the Father of Our Country. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. The vision of a nostalgic, white haired man and the memory of my playing the part of Martha Washington in elementary school were about the extent of it. Ultimately the book made me appreciate that such a decent man was the Father of Our Country.I downloaded James Flexner’s “Washington: The Indispensable Man” (1974) to refresh my knowledge of the American Revolution and the first presidency. - aber irgendwie blutleer und nicht gerade mitreissend. He also accuretely defined his failures and the reasons for them, which proved helpful in the creation of the U.S. Everyone has heard basic stories about Waashington, but I really needed to learn more about the man who was the first president who could have been a king, but proved everyone wrong.

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