George Washington: Anguish and Farewell 1793-1799 - Volume IV (Anguish & Farewell, 1793-1799)
by James Thomas Flexner
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Author: James Thomas FlexnerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1972-11-30
ISBN: 0316286028
Number of pages: 554
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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- ISBN13: 9780316286022
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Book Review: A majesterial biography
Summary: 5 Stars
The last volume of Flexner's 4-volume biography of Washington. The complete set is a wonder. You'll feel you've watched a man struggle with ambition, pride, betrayls and extreme disappointments...and then serve his country magnificently, setting precedents for its future that time has proved almost unfailingly correct. It's not an exaggeration to say that the country's fate rested on his shoulders. When unanimously elected by Congress, he accepted the position of Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. This was before that army existed: he was THE symbol of the cause (and willing to expose himself to British retribution to further it). He could have become king (not so much in title as through use of the powers granted the president) but he consistently refused to abuse the office's powers, leadng to restraint in later presidents (no one before Roosevelt was willing to run for more terms than Washington served, for example). By my count, he single-handedly changed the course of history 5 times through his actions (in his youth, not always deliberately: he unwittingly started the French and Indian War!). At the end of this volume, if you've read the previous three, his death will be wrenching. It a great telling of a great man's life (his "final" act was in his will to free his slaves - of all the Founders, including Jefferson, only Washington took a step so revolutionary - and so true to his ideals)
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