Washington biography chernow

Ron Chernow is the prizewinning author of six previous books and the recipient of the National Humanities Medal. His first book, The House of Morgan, won the National Book Award, Washington: A Life won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, and Alexander Hamilton—the inspiration for the Broadway musical—won the George Washington Book Prize. A past president of PEN America, Chernow has been. Washington: A Life is a biography of George Washington, the first president of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow and published in Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Washington: A Life, by Ron Chernow (The Penguin Press) A sweeping, authoritative portrait of an iconic leader learning to master his private feelings in order to fulfill his public duties. Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University (right), presents the Biography prize to Ron Chernow.