The Resource Washington : a life, Ron Chernow
Washington : a life, Ron Chernow
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The item Washington : a life, Ron Chernow represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Washington : a life, Ron Chernow represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 1471 pages (large print)
- Contents
-
- The frontiersman
- The planter
- The general
- The statesman
- The president
- The legend
- Isbn
- 9781410431172
- Label
- Washington : a life
- Title
- Washington
- Title remainder
- a life
- Statement of responsibility
- Ron Chernow
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2011.
- American History Book Prize, 2010.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2010.
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, 2011.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 360898
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Chernow, Ron
- Dewey number
-
- 973.4/1092
- B
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Washington, George
- Presidents
- Label
- Washington : a life, Ron Chernow
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 1453-1470)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The frontiersman -- The planter -- The general -- The statesman -- The president -- The legend
- Control code
- 795890
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 1471 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410431172
- Lccn
- 2010034335
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9781410431172
- Label
- Washington : a life, Ron Chernow
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 1453-1470)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The frontiersman -- The planter -- The general -- The statesman -- The president -- The legend
- Control code
- 795890
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 1471 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410431172
- Lccn
- 2010034335
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9781410431172
Subject
- truePresidents -- United States -- Biography
- trueGenerals -- United States -- Biography
- Large type books
- truePolitical leadership
- trueUnited States -- History -- 18th century
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Biography Books: 2010
- truePulitzer Prize: Biography or Autobiography
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2011
- trueAmerican History Book Prize
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2010
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