| David Humphreys' Life of General Washington: With George Washington's Remarks Contributor(s): Humphreys, David (Author), Zagarri, Rosemarie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820328243 ISBN-13: 9780820328249 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2006 Annotation: The only biography authorized by Washington himself offers a rare, intimate glimpse of his life through his assumption of the presidency. The text includes remarks he made upon reading a portion of the manuscript. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.08" W x 9.02" (0.65 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This biography of George Washington--the only one authorized by the general himself--was written by his close friend and military aide David Humphreys. It offers a rare, intimate glimpse of Washington's life, from his birth in 1732 until his assumption of the presidency in 1789. After reviewing a portion of the manuscript, he added a section of "Remarks," which reveals a personal side that he seldom exposed in his letters or other writings. In a remarkable feat of historical detective work, Rosemarie Zagarri assembled manuscripts from three separate archives to reconstruct and publish the complete biography along with Washington's "Remarks." |