![]() ![]() John Adams: A Life (1992) by John Ferling George Washington: A Biography by Washington Irving (Charles Neider’s 1976 abridgment of 5-volume series) ***SUMMARY REVIEW: The Best Biographies of George Washington *** ![]() George Washington: Anguish and Farewell 1793-1799 (1972) George Washington and the New Nation 1783-1793 (1970) George Washington in the American Revolution 1775-1783 (1967) George Washington: The Forge of Experience 1732-1775 (1965) Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation (1993) by Richard Norton Smith The Ascent of George Washington (2009) by John Ferling Washington by Douglas Southall Freeman (Richard Harwell’s 1968 abridgment) His Excellency: George Washington (2004) by Joseph Ellis Washington: The Indispensable Man (1974) by James Flexner My master list of best biographies of all time (including non-presidents) can be found here. If I’m missing a great presidential biography that you’ve read, please let me know! ![]() Blue italicized titles indicate Pulitzer Prize finalists. Ratings are on a scale of 0 to 5 stars, with equal weight given to my subjective assessment of: (1) how enjoyable the biography was to read and (2) the biography’s historical value (including comprehensive coverage and critical analysis of its subject).īlue titles indicate Pulitzer Prize WINNERS. ![]()
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