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The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall

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I Index Overall Rating

Readers

59/100

Critics

81/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Josiah Bunting III

Publisher:

Knopf

Date:

March 19, 2024

A portrait of George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), and a distillation of the lessons his formative years offer to the leaders of today and tomorrow.

What The Reviewers Say

Jonathan W. Jordan,
The Wall Street Journal
Mr. Bunting conveys a keen sense of balance and perception. Keeping a focus on the big inflection points of Marshall’s life, the author does not turn every incident into a saintly miracle or salutary story. Offering context and interconnection, mixing warts and paeans, he ably narrates the grit and dedication that went into making an American leader..
Barbara Spindel,
Christian Science Monitor
Engaging and admiring.

Kirkus
Illuminating.