George Washington

Abridged
Author: Susan Dunn , James MacGregor Burns
Narrator: Richard Rohan
Genres: History, Biographies
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Date: January 2004
Length: 3 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 3.5/5
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

Leading scholars define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president
Washington’s legacy is a successful experiment in collective leadership, great initiatives in establishing a strong executive branch and the formulation of innovative and lasting economic and foreign policies. Along with highlighting these accomplishments, the authors also trace Washington's later dissatisfaction with public life and the seeds of dissent and political parties that grew from his insistence on consensus. In this compelling and balanced biography, James McGregor Burns and Susan Dunn give us a rich and surprising portrait of the man behind the carefully crafted mythology.

Reviews (2)

Good, but would have liked to try unabridged

Written by Casey Braffet on June 1st, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Enjoyed the book, but would have liked to have an option of an unabridged version. Really didn't get deep in Washington...didn't feel like I knew who he was. I had just finished John Adams unabridged, so this was a sharp contrast into the level of detail. Still good, but sort of the 'Reader Digest' version of our first President.

George Washington

Written by Colleen on April 8th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I never knew what a social climber Washington was! He really wanted to be a rich man, but interestingly, not King. What I like about these books is that they tell you what you did not learn in school. Here you get the high lights and the low lights. Perhaps this shakes our heros off their pedestal, but it also puts them more within reach of the common person.