His Excellency: George Washington : George Washington (CD-Audio)

from SeriousGrace

Ellis writes in an easy, flowing style. Almost conversational in tone, Washington's life comes alive as the pages turn. While not a great deal of evidence of Washington's personal life has survived, Ellis does a fantastic job filling in the gaps with Washington's military career and political ris...

from mgeorge2755

Forever remembered as the first president of the United States, George Washington is often a man that is greatly misunderstood. I love how the author chose to title this book with the title that Washington absolutely despised. The more I know about this man, the more I am intrigued.

from weakley

Biography of the year for me. Ellis has produced a historical, thoughful, indepth, and yet readable story of one of the truly great men we have been given. While not an American, I am still allowed to have a respectful interest in some of the founders of your state. Washington, Adams, and Jeffers...

from Jarratt

After reading several books on the American Revolution and Founding Fathers that were written in a more academic style, "His Excellency" was a breath of fresh air. It was a pleasure to read in large part because of Joseph Ellis' more relaxed writing style. As this is the first book I read about W...

from everfresh1

It's a difficult task to contain in a relatively small volume the story of a man involved in so many defining events in American history. The author does it by concentrating on the character of a man. You can't really write Washington's bio without going into the historical details, but author st...