num_pages: 368
description: As editor of the award-winning Library of America collection of George Washingtons writings and a curator of the great mans original papers John Rhodehamel has established himself as an authority of our nations preeminent founding father. Rhodehamel examines George Washington as a public figure arguing that the manwho first achieved fame in his early twentiesis inextricably bound to his mythic status. Solidly grounded in Washingtons papers and exemplary in its brevity this approachable biography is a superb introduction to the leader whose name has become synonymous with America.
language: English
title: George Washington: The Wonder of the Age
publisher: Yale University Press