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My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies

Category Archives: President #01 – G Washington

Review of “Washington” by Douglas Southall Freeman (Harwell abridgment)

September 30, 2020

Richard Harwell’s abridgment of Douglas Southall Freeman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 7-volume series on George Washington was published in 1968, fifteen years …

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The Best Biographies of George Washington

February 5, 2013

[Updated] The journey to read the best biographies of every president from George Washington to Barack Obama seems a long …

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Review of “Washington: The Indispensable Man” by James Thomas Flexner

February 4, 2013

“Washington: The Indispensable Man” is James Thomas Flexner’s single-volume abridgment of his epic four-volume series on George Washington published between 1965 and …

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Ferry Farm as Never Seen by George Washington

February 2, 2013

Ferry Farm from ~1,700 feet MSL in a Cirrus SR20 One of the benefits of being a pilot is the …

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Review of “Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation” by Richard Norton Smith

February 1, 2013

“Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation” was authored by Richard Norton Smith, a historian whose background includes work …

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Review of “The Ascent of George Washington” by John Ferling

January 28, 2013

“The Ascent of George Washington” is prolific author John Ferling’s tenth book (of eleven thus far) and was published in …

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WWGD? (…or, What Would George Do?)

January 28, 2013

From your good friends at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, a special deal George wouldn’t want you to pass up… …

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Review of “Washington: A Life” by Ron Chernow

January 27, 2013

“Washington: A Life” is acclaimed author and historian Ron Chernow’s most recent book, for which he received a 2011 Pulitzer …

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Let’s Take a Moment For Mary Washington

January 25, 2013

As far as I can tell, no one living in New York City has ever actually visited the Statue of …

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Review of “His Excellency: George Washington” by Joseph Ellis

January 19, 2013

“His Excellency: George Washington” is Joseph J. Ellis’ bestselling biography of our first President, published nearly a decade ago.  Ellis …

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Review of “George Washington: Anguish and Farewell (1793-1799)”

January 17, 2013

“George Washington: Anguish and Farewell (1793-1799)” is the fourth and final volume in James Thomas Flexner’s detailed and captivating study …

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Review of “George Washington and the New Nation (1783-1793)”

January 11, 2013

“George Washington and the New Nation (1783-1793)” is the third in Thomas Flexner’s four-volume series on George Washington.  This volume …

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Review of “George Washington in the American Revolution (1775-1783)”

January 8, 2013

“George Washington in the American Revolution (1775-1783)” is the second book in a four-volume series written by James Thomas Flexner …

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Review of “George Washington: The Forge of Experience (1732-1775)”

December 30, 2012

It seemed appropriate to begin with James Flexner’s four-volume series on Washington.  Despite historical acclaim, this series is not particularly …

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Let’s Get Started with George Washington

December 24, 2012

As our nation’s first (and in many ways most revered) President, it is no surprise there are a tremendous number …

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  • President #01 – G Washington
  • President #02 – J Adams
  • President #03 – T Jefferson
  • President #04 – J Madison
  • President #05 – J Monroe
  • President #06 – J Q Adams
  • President #07 – A Jackson
  • President #08 – M Van Buren
  • President #09 – W H Harrison
  • President #10 – J Tyler
  • President #11 – J Polk
  • President #12 – Z Taylor
  • President #13 – M Fillmore
  • President #14 – F Pierce
  • President #15 – J Buchanan
  • President #16 – A Lincoln
  • President #17 – A Johnson
  • President #18 – U S Grant
  • President #19 – R Hayes
  • President #20 – J Garfield
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  • President #23 – B Harrison
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  • President #25 – W McKinley
  • President #26 – T Roosevelt
  • President #27 – W H Taft
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  • President #29 – W Harding
  • President #30 – C Coolidge
  • President #31 – H Hoover
  • President #32 – F Roosevelt
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  • President #34 – D Eisenhower
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