Flexner’s book “George Washington, The Indispensable Man” is absolutely terrific. A readable, scholarly, detailed book that shows exactly why Washington was “1st in war; 1st in peaces; and 1st in the hearts of his countrymen.”
I read this book 20 years ago, and have referred back to it many times since.
Detractors of Washington are either poorly informed, or they have a radical agenda, or both.
One of the most important books in my library.
Thank you, FRiend.
I will be ordering that very soon.
Flexner’s book is good. Based on that, is the EXCELLENT mini-series “George Washington”.
Barry Bostwick forever became my GW since 1984!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086720/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4
But the forgotten author is Douglas Freeman. Great series per my mother (who doesn’t like the emphasis on “dalliances” in Flexner).