TY - BOOK AU - Chernow, Ron. TI - Washington: a life SN - 9780143119968 U1 - 973.4/1092CHE PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Press KW - Washington, George, 1732-1799 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [859]-867) and index N2 - In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people ER -