George Washington: A Biography [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

John R. Alden (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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Publication Date: September 1990

Ambitious in scope, Alden's sweeping account chronicles the ideas, events and personalities that surrounded Washington, from his younger years in Virginia through his Presidency and famed farewell address. 8 cassettes.

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When first published, this was boldly labeled the "best single-volume biography of Washington ever written" by LJ. Alden is "judicious in his judgment, balanced in his presentation, and always interesting in his portrayal" (LJ 5/1/84). This remains "essential for public and college libraries."
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks (September 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786100346
• ISBN-13: 978-0786100347
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,468,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of biographies out there on General & President, September 25, 2003

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JOHN GODFREY (Milwaukee ,WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: George Washington: A Biography (Audio Cassette)

Washington. This is a pretty good one. It's value to me was Washington as a colonial officer under British generals during the French-Indian War. It is essential as this was the making of the man & frames everything that comes after.
A stupid blunder, of so many by the British after defeating the French was the denial of Washington a generalship in the regular British military establishment. It was the one thing that he wanted or ever would want more in his whole life. Mr. Alden explains why Washington or any colonial could not hope for a career in the regular army. It chilled me to think of the course of American history & world history if Washington had remained a loyal British subject. Our history without Washington is hard to imagine. There was no one even close to his stature in America. So he did become a general after all. The rest of the book is well done. Good reading for someone not too familiar with the first president, with a little revolutionary era history thrown in.

5 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As good a single volume on the Father as you will find, August 28, 2001

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irick (Branchville, SC CSA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: George Washington: A Biography (Southern Biography) (Paperback)

A brisk, but not too brief account of Washington and the times surrounding him. Alden touches on most every event and aspect concerning the subject: from Shay's Rebellion to Martha's disposition, from the Hamilton-Jefferson Feud to his agricultural experiments. It is objective without trying to debunk a great man. Only the cursory discussion on slavery does the junvenile yankee condescention surface (Whose ships were involved in the slave trade even after the Virginians pushed through its ban via the Constitution? Yankees ie the Great Hypocrites of All Time.) It is, however, a thorough and interesting biography and highly recommended.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Complete Life's HIstory of George Washington, August 12, 2007

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R. Berube (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: George Washington: A Biography (ISBN: 051712291X) (Hardcover)

This book is an awesomely epic text in description of the man George Washington. Written in 1908, it is superior to modern writings tainted with the falsity of equal rights. Men are men is this text, and women do NOT compare, NOR are even considered to being, NOR having anything to do with the actual building of America. In 1908, women were MUCH more in their natural subservient God-given places. Therefore, U.S.A.'s women didn't have a chance to cloud the mind of the writer with equal rights polution. For this reason, this text is more accurate in reality.