First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity

First Among Men

George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity

By
Maurizio Valsania
Maurizio Valsania
2022 • 416 pages

In this accessible, detailed narrative, Valsania presents a full, complete portrait of Washington as readers have rarely seen him before: as a man, a son, a father, and a friend.

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