Two Firsts

We all know George was our first president, and this is the first biography of him written by a woman! (The excerpts included in the book of some of the other books make me never want to read them, although the author thinks we all should.) Washington's passion for his country, his desire to serve and his amazingly strong constitution are all admirable and obvious. What was surprising was that the founding fathers weren't a group of like-minded guys, arms linked, walking in lock-step toward the same goal(s). There was backstabbing, lying, published smearing--sounds like anything you might encounter today. An interesting time travel to the psyche of Mr. Washington and what made him tick (and what didn't). Both uplifting and discouraging, a lot like our political landscape. Whaddya know.