Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Bill Lewis

Joseph Ellis at his brilliant best. Delightful character study of the "Foundingest father" of them all. Careful research, penetrating insight, and writing that sparkles make this one of the most important Washington books of the past generation.

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Bill Lewis

People can learn.

George Washington certainly learned... a lot. In An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America by Henry Wiencek, readers can nearly plot the curve. Students of Washington know that, when he died in 1799, he specified in his will that all his slaves be given freedom and generations of his admirers have ultimately excused, rationalized, or explained away an entire lifetime of full participation in the evil practice. And too often the issue gets largely ignored as if it somehow doesn't square with the mythical image of the Founding Father.read more>>>