Amidst all legend and lore surrounding America’s first president, the brilliant statesman George Washington’s character emerges in this engagingly narrated audiobook through his own words. In this key speech by the former army general, the qualities of integrity, humility, others-focused mission, and concern for human freedoms are clearly seen – qualities that help define “greatness” and which created a lasting legacy that superseded personal gain and extended to shape a national destiny.
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George Washington (1732–1799), a Virginia native, was the United State’s first president. He served in the French and Indian War and was chosen to be the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief during the American Revolution by the Second Continental Congress. As a Founding Father of the United States, he presided over the convention responsible for the drafting of the Constitution.
Robin Field is the AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator of numerous audiobooks, as well as an award-winning actor, singer, writer, and lyricist whose career has spanned six decades. He has starred on and off Broadway, headlined at Carnegie Hall, authored numerous musical reviews, and hosted or performed on a number of television and radio programs over the years.