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George Washington

By: James MacGregor Burns, Susan Dunn
Narrated by: Richard Rohan
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Summary

Wealthy Virginia planter, revolutionary general, and founding president, George Washington was the most illustrious public man of his time, a man whose image today still reflects his own careful shaping of his persona. In this thoughtful and incisive biography, Burns and Dunn dissect the strengths and weaknesses of Washington's presidential leadership, from his lasting foreign and economic policies to his polarizing denunciation of the political parties and his public silence about slavery. The result is a surprising portrait of the multidimensional man behind the myth he so assiduously crafted.
©2004 James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn (P)2004 Audio Renaissance, a division Of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

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"This excellent series of biographies, each written by an eminent historian, is a rich and rewarding listening experience." ( AudioFile)

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