In , the book was adapted to the stage by playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda where it went on to win many accolades and awards. Ulysses S. Grant In , he signed a deal to write a comprehensive biography on Ulysses S. Towering general of Revolution to towering general of Civil War. Both two-term presidents, though with very different results. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. It was published in by Ron. Rockefeller was a prominent figure in American business. He was an industrialist, philanthropist, and the founder of the Standard Oil Company.
It was Published to critical acclaim twenty years ago, and now considered a classic, it is the most ambitious history ever written about American finance.
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With his experience in the French-Indian War and his political actions in Virginia, Washington was one of several Virginians who were directly involved in the uniting of the colonies against their British oppressors.
Washington also received the honor of leading the Continental Army. Although afraid he was not experienced enough to accept such an honor, Washington proved himself more than capable when after eight years of war the British surrendered. Content in middle-age to be a simple planter, Washington found his life unexpectedly altered by his heroism when he returned to Mount Vernon after the war. People from all over wanted to know and meet Washington, often descending on his home in droves.
Therefore, when Washington was asked to become the first president, his desire to remain on his farm were outweighed by both his desire to cement his place in the history books and to live up to the expectations of his supporters.
Washington found the office of the president daunting and stayed much longer than he originally anticipated. However, Washington was instrumental in designing the expectations and the powers of the executive office of his new country. Read more from the Study Guide. Browse all BookRags Study Guides. All rights reserved.
Toggle navigation. Sign Up. Sign In. Get Washington: A Life from Amazon. View the Study Pack. Even finding the elusive 7th volume in dust jacket. December 5, at pm. Historically, I have found ABE to the be best source. Like you, I have missed on a few as well, but — to date — no dealer has refused a return or issued a refund.
The trick now is finding out which dealers are real and which ones are bulk re-sellers. December 6, at am. You should properly treasure it. The bookseller friend I mentioned before gave me the greatest gift. After I had assembled my 7 volumes, which we not all first editions, he asked me to bring them to his home in New Jersey the next time I had to be in NY for business.
I lugged the box full of books to his place and, to my astonishment, he took my seven volumes and gave me back another seven. No charge. Sonja said:. June 14, at am. Your blog has been and inspiration and your reviews very thorough.
Thank you for documenting your journey! June 16, at am. Let me know how your own effort goes. There are some really fantastic presidential biographies out there! August 21, at pm. I also started my presidential biography journey with the Flexner volumes, which were fantastic. September 2, at am. I started my presidential biography journey about a year and a half ago with the Flexner series. I wanted to read the Douglass Southall Freeman anthology, but the books were to hard to find and expensive.
I loved the Flexner series and would definitely recommend. December 20, at pm. Decided to go with Chernow for Washington.
I already covered Adams with McCullough a few years back, so I figured why not go for them all? December 21, at am. If either of you care about first or significant editions, the memoirs of Ulysses S.
I will probably re-read it at some point, because I have read a lot more about the Civil War and Grant himself since the first time I read it. Caveat: Grant was racing against death as he wrote the memoirs, so he decided to only write of his life only up to the end of the Civil War. It does not cover his presidency or life after that. February 21, at pm. I will definitely take your recommendations under consideration and check back here.
I do have a few in my library but most I do not. February 22, at am. Reading a biography of each president turns out to fairly popular — but takes a bit of commitment particularly when you get to the first tough stretch, which many people feel starts with Zachary Taylor and ends with James Buchanan…!
Let me know how your journey progresses! Peter said:. July 4, at am. August 5, at pm. Will said:. April 9, at pm.
Thank you for doing this. Cole said:. August 19, at pm. Hi there. I just discovered this wonderful site. This was the biography I initially started my presidential journey with. August 20, at am. I remember it coming out a couple years ago — but well after I had already completed my first complete tour through Washington. Richard M Dasheiff said:. November 29, at pm. I started the George Washington biography out of order. However various circumstances converged to get me to Washington.
Second, it was depressing listening about the impeachment inquiry. It also provided an opportunity to be critical of both Washington and the biographer now that I have thirty POTUS bios under my belt and can see how Washington really compares to other Presidents. Jeremy said:. October 20, at am. The WSJ review in September put the nail in the coffin on this one for me.
Her own podcast — Presidents are People Too — was fairly disappointing. Of course, they were each aiming at different targets. Mel said:. October 29, at pm. I just decided that I want to read at least one book about each president and I knew that someone would have a great list. Thank you! I love the reviews you do of each president—so helpful in choosing where I want to spend my precious reading time. November 1, at pm. Deb Bowers said:. If you can, by David McCullough is not to be missed.
Just pages. Wonderful narrative. It was helpful and I continued reading your comments because it was obvious that someone with your commitment had something worthwhile to say and your opinion would be valuable to me.
Thanks again and good luck. I look forward to reading about your progress. Thanks again and as you come across books you found compelling — traditional bio or not — do let me know! Deborah Bowers said:. January 2, at pm. The scholarship was astonishing to me and his narrative superb.
I know you would treasure it.
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