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Ron Chernow's Book On George Washington Sparks Discussion On Best And Worst Of Presidential Biographies

First Posted: 09/20/10 03:42 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:45 PM ET

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Washington's contemporaries saw in him what they wanted to see. So have his biographers, of whom there have been many, including a delegate to the Continental Congress (David Ramsay), a U.S. senator (Henry Cabot Lodge), a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (John Marshall), and an American President (Woodrow Wilson). There have always been Washington killjoys.

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12:01 AM on 09/23/2010
I've never read a biography of George Washington. One of the best biographies I've ever read was The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. Very entertaining as well as informative. I came away with a greater understanding of politics in NY and Washington in the late 19th c, and a very strong appreciation for Roosevelt.
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