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TOPICS: George Washington,Historiography, Short Biography
by William M. Ferraro, Senior Associate Editor
June 22, 2018
George Washington’s towering stature as a historical figure has attracted several multivolume biographical treatments.
John Marshall’s The Life of George Washington .
Biography of george washington /1860 published
. ., 5 vols. (Philadelphia, 1804-7)—which enjoyed full support from Bushrod Washington, who inherited Mount Vernon and was given control of his uncle’s papers—initiated such works. Probably the best known today are two 20th-century efforts: Douglas Southall Freeman, George Washington: A Biography, 7 vols.
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(New York, 1948-57); and James Thomas Flexner, George Washington, 4 vols. (Boston, 1965-69). Freeman’s biography commands attention for its thorough research and graceful writing. Flexner’s study draws readers through bold assertions and colorful prose.
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