The American Revolution: The Life and Times of George Washington (Abridged) Audiobook

" As a friend who read this told me, thank God The United States had Washington. Relying heavily on correspondence, the book gives an excellent feeling for the rock our nation was built upon. At times, reading prose from the 18th Century can become too much like a history assignment, but the rational behind our beginnings comes thru. Makes me ask once again, have we seen the best of it? "

" For a readable, well-documented picture of Washington from his love of aristocratic luxury to his principled refusal to misuse popular adoration after the Revolutionary War, this book is the best I have read. "

" Excellent read, with the bonus of Chernow boosting your word vocabulary with new words on every other page. This book will give you a fresh look at the General and change what you thought you knew about Martha and George. Also surprising how the 1790's political environment has not changed very much today. "

" Everybody learns in 1st grade that George Washington is the father of our country. An adult reasonably knowledgeable about politics and human fallibility can't help being astonished at how pure this man was. Without his altruistic goodness our democracy would never have survived. "

" I really enjoyed this book. Most of my ideas about Washington were debunked in the first chapter. "

" Chernow's writing style gave me the great pleasure of feeling like a wall flower in some of the most historical events in our nations history. George Washington is painted with realistic colors of humanity that make his inspiring virtues.... all the more inspiring. Simply put, this volume is informative, inspiring, and refreshing in it's portrait of our nations first commander in chief. A great read. "

" No Washington, no America. One of the best books I have ever read. This book is well deserving of the Pulitzer Prize. If you are only acquainted with Washington and want to know why he is the Father of the country, then read this book. You will come to know him intimately and love him for his sacrifice. In addition, you will learn a lot of useful history. I was sad the book ended and wanted it to continue; I wanted more George Washington. He was a legend in his own time; he is one of the most important people to have ever lived. "

" Better than Chernow's _Alexander Hamilton_ and McCullough's _John Adams_. "

" fascinating. hard to put down. "

" Over half way through and as usual Ron Chernow has done a fine job. "

" Really well written. Chernow does a great job of giving you the 'real' GW - both the good and bad. My favorite revolution-era book yet. "

" I loved this book. Here I learned about the true Washington, as a man not a myth and I like him so much more than I did. It's a big book but well worth my time. "

" Chernow is fabulous, but poor old George is something of a snooze. The era was amazing, and for that I got three quarters of the way through but then could stand no more. "

" I liked the majority of the book, but its format was really weird. Well, not weird, just different. All in all, I did learn quite a bit about our first great president. "

" This is a very long, but interesting book. I have a lot of respect for GW. He put his country before himself in so many ways, and we'd be hard pressed to find someone to do that today. "

" For the first time, I feel like I know George Washington! "

" An amazing and comprehensive work. I listened to the audiobook and was kept engaged throughout. It provides a full and well-rounded portrait of our 1st president. "

" Excellent biography of GW. It let me to pursue a better understanding of federalists versus republcans in early American history. I'm now reading Madison and Jefferson by Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg to get a better idea of the republican side. "