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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 life. What we get is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people, and whose complexity and emotions are brought to the surface.