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Summary: Too many gaps to make this a great book
Review: Sterne Randall has written a decent, but somehow very incomplete biography of George Washington. He does a good job on the early years and the book is readable, but it later falls apart. While certain revolutionary battles are well covered, many such as Yorktown are barely mentioned. In addition, the all important winter at Valley Forge does not get much attention. The book barely covers Washington's presidency, covering it in 70 of 500 pages written. For such a monumental event, this is little time. In addition, there are factual errors, for example Hamilton is described as the son of a British Admiral. A few pages the correct parentage is given. THis book is a good first read, but a better editor should have been assigned.
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Summary: I HATE THIS BOOK!
Review: This was my first book on Washington. Originally, I was trying to find out why this man was so "cool" in the modern sense of the word. This book is terribly written, appears unedited and repeats itselfs in confusing ways. Terrible, terrible book. Don't waste your time!
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Summary: A Great Life - An Average Book
Review: Willard Sterne Randall's George Washington: A Life is a decent book overall. I would agree with others in that the book covers some areas in great detail while leaving others only lightly covered. There was also several areas that seemed to be covered twice.
While this is a good single source on George Washington's life, there must be other resources that provide a better, detailed description.
Please don't misunderstand what I'm saying, this is a good book. However, it just seems that this book could have covered some of the areas better.
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