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| Author | Ron Chernow |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | George Washington |
| Genre | Non-fiction; biography |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
Publication date | October 5, 2010 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, digital, audio |
| Pages | 904 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-1-59420-266-7 |
| 973.4/1092 B | |
| LC Class | E312.C495 2010 |
Washington: A Life is a biography of George Washington, the first president of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow and published in 2010. The book is a "one-volume, cradle-to-grave narrative" that attempts to provide a fresh portrait of Washington as "real, credible, and charismatic in the same way he was perceived by his contemporaries".[1]
Chernow, a former business journalist, was inspired to write the book while researching another biography on Washington's long-time aide Alexander Hamilton. Washington: A Life took six years to complete and makes extensive use of archival evidence. The book was released to wide acclaim from critics, several of whom called it the best biography of Washington ever written. In 2011, the book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography,[2] as well as the New-York Historical Society's American History Book Prize.[3]
- ^ Chernow 2010, pp. xx–xxi.
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ Bosman, Julie (March 4, 2011). "ARTS, BRIEFLY - Ron Chernow Wins Prize For Biography - Web Log". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2012.