{"product_id":"you-never-forget-your-first-a-biography-of-george-washington","title":"You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eAN NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book....Coe examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor... [\u003ci\u003eYou Never Forget Your First\u003c\/i\u003e] is an accessible look at a president who always finishes in the first ranks of our leaders.\" --\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexis Coe takes a closer look at our first--and finds he is not quite the man we remember \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an international incident, and never backed down--even when his dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle. But after he married Martha, everything changed. Washington became the kind of man who named his dog Sweetlips and hated to leave home. He took up arms against the British only when there was no other way, though he lost more battles than he won. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an unlikely victory in the Revolutionary War cast him as the nation's hero, he was desperate to retire, but the founders pressured him into the presidency--twice. When he retired years later, no one talked him out of it. He left the highest office heartbroken over the partisan nightmare his backstabbing cabinet had created. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBack on his plantation, the man who fought for liberty must confront his greatest hypocrisy--what to do with the men, women, and children he owns--before he succumbs to death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith irresistible style and warm humor, \u003ci\u003eYou Never Forget Your First \u003c\/i\u003ecombines rigorous research and lively storytelling that will have readers--including those who thought presidential biographies were just for dads--inhaling every page.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0735224110\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780735224117\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Coe, Alexis\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Feb 2021)","offer_id":46081499955397,"sku":"9780735224117","price":17.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780735224117.jpg?v=1776046581","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/you-never-forget-your-first-a-biography-of-george-washington","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}