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George Washington on Leadership
Author(s): Richard Brookhiser (Author)
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publication Date: 13 May 2008
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 0465003028
- ISBN-13: 9780465003020
Book Description
FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE, FIRST IN LEADERSHIP. Richard Brookhisers revolutionary biography, Founding Father, took George Washington off the dollar bill and made him live. Now, with his trademark wit and precision, Brookhiser expertly examines the details of Washingtons life that fullscale biographies sweep over, to instruct us in true leadership. George Washington on Leadership is a textbook look at Washingtons three spectacularly successful careers as an executive: general, president, and tycoon. Brookhiser explains how Washington maximized his strengths and overcame his flaws, and inspires us to do likewise. It shows how one mans struggles and successes 200 years ago can be a model for leaders today. Washington oversaw two startups-the army and the presidency. He chaired the most important meeting in American history-the Constitutional Convention. Washington rose from being a third son who was a major in the militia, to one of the most famous men in the world. At every stage in his career, he had to deal with changing circumstances, from tobacco prices to geopolitics, and with wildly different classes of men, from frontiersmen to aristocrats. Washingtons example is so crucial because of the many firsts he is responsible for.
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About the Author
Richard Brookhiser is the author of What Would the Founders Do?, Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton, American, and America’s First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918. He wrote and hosted the critically acclaimed PBS documentary Rediscovering George Washington, is a columnist for TIME magazine, and is a senior editor of National Review. He has written for The New Yorker and the New York Times. He lives in New York City.
