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Oct 20, 2018
Cindy Leighton
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I didn't realize pleurisy as a young man had left Washington with a whispery voice - wonder how that would have gone over in today's political world where screaming the loudest seems to win.
Very nuanced look at Washington's entire life in all its complexity. Chernow shows us how religiously tolerant Washington was - visiting whatever house of worship was around - and how little religion seems to have figured into his personal life; he never mentioned Jesus, doesn't seem to have spent much time p ...more
Very nuanced look at Washington's entire life in all its complexity. Chernow shows us how religiously tolerant Washington was - visiting whatever house of worship was around - and how little religion seems to have figured into his personal life; he never mentioned Jesus, doesn't seem to have spent much time p ...more
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