{"product_id":"washington-a-life","title":"Washington: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom National Book Award winner Ron Chernow  a landmark biography of George Washington.  In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington  this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood  his precocious feats in the French and Indian War  his creation of Mount Vernon  his heroic exploits with the Continental Army  his presiding over the Constitutional Convention  and his magnificent performance as Americas first president.  Despite the reverence his name inspires  Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans  worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control  he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work  based on massive research  Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid  unemotional man. A strapping six feet  Washington was a celebrated horseman  elegant dancer  and tireless hunter  with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing  passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life  he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother  his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax  and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master.  At the same time  Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age  including James Madison  Alexander Hamilton  John Adams  and Thomas Jefferson  but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government  define the separation of powers  and establish the office of the presidency.  In this unique biography  Ron Chernow takes us on a page-turning journey through all the formative events of Americas founding. With a dramatic sweep worthy of its giant subject  Washington is a magisterial work from one of our most elegant storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977104814133,"sku":"ByrdShop_1594202664","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781594202667.jpg?v=1770819973","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/washington-a-life","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}