David Humphreys' Life of General Washington: With George Washington's Remarks

This biography of George Washington--the only one authorized by the general himself--was written by his close friend and military aide David Humphreys. It offers a rare, intimate glimpse of Washington's life, from his birth in 1732 until his assumption of the presidency in 1789. After reviewing a portion of the manuscript, he added a section of "Remarks," which reveals a personal side that he seldom exposed in his letters or other writings.

In a remarkable feat of historical detective work, Rosemarie Zagarri assembled manuscripts from three separate archives to reconstruct and publish the complete biography along with Washington's "Remarks."

Author: David Humphreys
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 04/15/2006
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780820328249

About the Author
ROSEMARIE ZAGARRI is a professor of history at George Mason University. Her other books are The Politics of Size: Representation in the United States, 1776-1850 and A Woman's Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution.