Washington (Abridged): A Life Audiobook

" Very exhaustive, loved every bit of it. Came a way with a good "sense" of Washington's true character. "

" I thought it was excellent. "

" This book was very interesting and did a good job proving information about Washington's early life. There was not as much information regarding his general thoughts and philosophy of government as I would have liked. Mostly it seemed like the author mentioned that he supported a strong federal government and was a Federalist, but didn't dive into the details. "

" An excellent biography which captures Washington's greatness while still addressing his short-comings. Highly recommend! "

" He had to borrow money to get to his inauguration, for crying out loud. "

" Long but really interesting. It should be a documentary on the History Channel. "

" 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. "

" Excellent read. I started quite a few books about Washington but had difficulty getting through them. Chernow does a very nice job of bringing the father of our country to life. "

" Whew! Over 900 pages, but well worth the effort. Good job. "

" Chernow does a good job of chronicling Washington's life in its complexity. At times I found Chernow speculating beyond his cited evidence as to Washington's motive, but overall it is a solid work. I did not, however, find it as engaging as his biography of Hamilton. "

" Another biography with impressive research. Skimmed some of it. I'll use excerpts in class. Simply put- everything you wanted to know about George Washington. "

" Hard to ruin this subject. Comprehensive, but never tiresome. Washington comes especially alive on the battlefield. "

" Great but dense read on the long life of George Washington. A few things stood out about Washington: his love of his family his driving ambition and his power to inspire people around him. "

" Started to listen to the CD's. There are 33 CD's. But I didn't like it. It was like sitting in a history lecture. I didn't even get through disc 1. "

" An amazing biography about a man I thought nothing else could be written about. A great read. "

" Meaty. A good companion to Stanford on iTunes class, "Colonial and Revolutionary America" byJack Rakov. "

" Half-way through....this book is very long and quite interesting. So far, I'm amazed by the amount of attention Washington spent on specific clothing details. He is also a master-of-his-emotions, not cold, just very, very careful....more later. "

" Great bio on Washington without the hero worship. Presents that first president as aman with warts and all. "

" A book for all history buffs, so much information, what a complex person Washington was. "

" Ambitious but honorable. In this book I found reasons why Washington was THE indispensable man of the revolution and the formation of the United States. Excellent. Has interesting stories from his life. "

" 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. "

" Whew! Over 900 pages, but well worth the effort. Good job. "