Ron Chernow

Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography Celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation and the first president of the United States. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one volume biography of George Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his adventurous early years, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow shatters forever the stereotype of George Washington as a stolid, unemotional figure and brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods.

About the Author

Ron Chernow is the Pulitzer prize-winning author of five previous books. His first, The house of Morgan, won the National Book Award. His two most recent books, Alexander Hamilton and Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., were both nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. Washington: A Life received the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Chernow lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Ron Chernow spricht über Washington: A Life.

Acclaimed author Ron Chernow (The House of Morgan) discusses his new biography of George Washington, a richly detailed portrait of the father of our nation, from his troubled boyhood through his distinguished service as America's first president. This program coincides with the installation of the Morgan's life mask of Washington and other Americana objects on view in the newly refurbished McKim building. The McKim building will be open at 5:30 p.m. especially for program attendees. Tickets are $15 for Non-Members, $10 for Members. (palimpsestuous)… (mehr)

Ron Chernow spricht über George Washington: A Life.

In Washington: A Life, celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America’s first president. Ron Chernow is the prize-winning author of five previous books. His first, The House of Morgan, won the National Book Award. His two most recent books, Alexander Hamilton and Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, were both nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. Chernow lives in Brooklyn, New York. (jasbro)… (mehr)