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A review by alisonvh
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
informative
slow-paced
4.0
I learned a lot from this book, and on the whole I enjoyed it, but Chernow has some issues. From defining a good woman as someone who stays home, but doesn’t expect the same from the men in her life, to insisting Washington was a “good slave owner.” As if that’s a thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Death of parent, and War