Washington brookhiser biography

Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Rediscovering George Washington Founding Father. NCJ Number. Author s. Richard Brookhiser. Date Published. In the introduction, the author contends that in recent years there has been a distancing of the American public from the historical figure of George Washington.

No longer do mothers name their newborns after him and he is becoming ever more remote in American classrooms. This book is not meant to present a life history of George Washington, but rather to offer a moral review of his professional life. The first section describes Washington during the Revolutionary War, during the debate over the Constitution, and through his presidency.

Brookhiser recaptures the real George Washington in this against-the-grain biographical study that chronicles a remarkable quarter-century career in public life.

The chapters in this section focus on how Washington kept the American military committed to fighting for the freedom of the Nation during the war and discuss the way in which Washington helped to transform the American government while keeping peace among opponents of the change. The three chapters in this section focus on his professional life, explaining that he was able to accomplish all that he did because of the strength of his character.

His personal life is focused on only when it directly impacts his professional life. The author hopes that by offering this moral biography of Washington, Americans will be moved yet again by this great man. Notes, index.