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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Many of Washington’s most iconic stories are, quite simply, untrue indeed.
Chapter 3: After an impoverished youth, ambitious Washington climbed, but soon realized he could only go so far in life.
Chapter 4: Tired of the army, Washington withdrew to genteel civilian life, but soon faced the same old frustrations once again.
Chapter 5: Washington beat the British as much by deception as by force, yet the triumph carried a heavy personal price indeed.
Chapter 6: After astounding the world by giving up power, Washington retired, but he couldn’t avoid politics for very long.
Chapter 7: Washington started his presidency fending off admirers; by its close, he had estranged everyone but his intimates indeed.
Chapter 8: As Washington focused on his legacy, he moved to appear more magnanimous in death than he had ever been in life before.
Description
You Never Forget Your First (2020) is a playful history of America’s first president, the first biography of George Washington to be written by a woman in over 40 years. A unique departure from the typical Washington biography, these blinks cut through the hero worship to reveal a nuanced character with problems – just like the rest of us.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who thinks they already know the story of George Washington
- History hounds excited by how the discipline is changing
- Skeptics who love poking holes in an established narrative