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Name: You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe
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Author: Alexis Coe
ISBN: 9780735224100

By: Alexis Coe

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CategoryHistory
LanguageEnglish
Pages261
Published2020
File size8.2 MB
FormatPDF
ISBN9780735224100

Key ideas from the book

Reconsider familiar myths about George Washington through a researched, questioning biography.
Learn about Washington’s early life and military ambitions.
Trace his role in the Revolutionary War and his reluctant path to the presidency.
Consider the gap between Washington’s association with liberty and his ownership of enslaved people.

About You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

Alexis Coe’s biography revisits George Washington’s life and challenges familiar ideas about the nation’s first president. Drawing on rigorous research with a lively, humorous approach, it follows Washington from a demanding youth through military service, the Revolutionary War, and two terms in the presidency.

The account also considers the tension between Washington’s association with liberty and the enslaved people he owned. Readers interested in American history, presidential biography, and accessible examinations of national myths will find a fresh perspective on a familiar historical figure.

About Alexis Coe

Alexis Coe is an American historian and author whose work offers fresh perspectives on U.S. history and biography. Her books include *Alice + Freda Forever*, about a nineteenth-century murder case and its cultural afterlife, and *You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington*, which revisits the first president’s life and legacy. Coe’s writing examines how familiar historical narratives are shaped, with attention to power, gender, and people often left at the margins. She has…