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Large print book

Washington : a life

Call Number

  • LARGE TYPE 921 W318CHE (CEN)

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Edition

Large print ed.

Publication Information

Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2010.

Physical Description

1473 p. (large print) ; 25 cm.

Summary

In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people.

Notes

Unabridged.

Originally published: New York : Penguin Press, 2010.

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