George Washington: A Short Biography

First President of the United States

By: Doug West

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 1 hr and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

Do you want to learn about George Washington but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you!!

George Washington, the revolutionary war hero, and first president of the United States has risen to the level of an American legend. This one-dimensional view of the “founding father” turns out to be short sighted. For this complex man of the soil from Virginia, though of limited formal education, would change the very destiny of nations. Few knew Washington as well as did his Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, who wrote of Washington long after his death, “He was indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good and a great man..” Just one of his many achievements would make him a notable American, but his accomplishments were many:

• Officer in the Virginia Militia during the opening battles of the French and Indian War.
• Top patriot leader in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
• Delegate from Virginia to the First Continental Congress.
• Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
• President of the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
• First President of the United States.
• During his two terms he led the infant republic to form a stable federal government that has lasted over two centuries.

The book “George Washington: A Short Biography” gives a crisp look at the life and times of the man George Washington. To illustrate the story of his life there are numerous pictures of the people, places, and events that were part of the life of the first president of the United States. In addition, the book contains: a list of reference books for further reading, a timeline of Washington’s life and events of that period of history, and a section that contains short biographical sketches of the key individuals in the book.

This is the 50th book in the 30-Minute Book Series. Books in this series are fast-paced, accurate, and cover the story in as much detail as a short book possibly can. Most people complete each book in less than an hour, which makes the books in the series a perfect companion for your lunch hour, a school project, or a little down time.