Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation

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Summary: Great Focus on Washington's Presidency
Review: What I'd like you to do now is to go to the James Thomas Flexner's "Indispensable Man" review I wrote, read the first paragraph and come back here.

Now that I've established the importance of learning about GW, I must recommend to you R.N. Smith's book. He focuses on Washington's presidency and helps us to understand why he is consistantly ranked by historians as one of the top three U.S. presidents. Smith focuses on his precedents and the respect he commanded from all, including Jefferson and Hamilton who, without Washingtons' leadership might have destroyed each other and the country in their political intrigues. Highly recommended.