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10/100Scholars
Author:
Edward J. Larson
Publisher:
William Morrow
Date:
February 11, 2020
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of History for Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion explores the three-decade-long bond between the men that, more than any other pairing, would forge the United States.
What The Reviewers Say
Larson laudably tries to counter the tendency of historians, especially biographers, to focus on individuals rather than teams.
Unfortunately, the author does not come up with..nuggets. Rather, what readers will find is a standard, some might say superficial retelling of his two subjects’ lives, with occasional commentary about similarities and differences that don’t really offer any new insights. Part of the author’s challenge is that Franklin and Washington rarely crossed each other’s paths.
Larson lays down a pairing that has hitherto been neglected.
A well-written account for readers interested in two key figures of the American Revolution. Based on primary and secondary sources, this well-researched work tells the story of a significant relationship of the era..
