num_pages: 446
description: A dramatic portrait of George Washington's presidential years, Patriarch is a gripping story of politics and statecraft. Smith describes Washington's struggle to preside over the bitter feud between Jefferson and Hamilton--two brilliant members of his cabinet--while attempting to distinguish the first presidency.
language: English
title: Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation
titlecomplete: Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation
genres: Biography, Politics, American Revolution, Presidents, Nonfiction, American History, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 236
publisher: Mariner Books