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You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington

by Alexis Coe

★ Goodread’s Choice Awards – History & Biography ★ Smithsonian Magazine – 10 Best History Books of the Year

Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first–and finds he is not quite the man we remember Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an international incident, and never backed down–even when his dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle.

Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Feb 02, 2021
Format: Print edition
Pages: 304
ISBN: 9780735224117

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Biography & Autobiography: Biography – Historical Biography & Autobiography: Presidents & Head of States History: United States – Revolutionary Period (1775 – 1800)

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