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In a world dominated by empires, George Washington did not merely win a war: he invented a new way of exercising power. This book traces his life from colonial Virginia to the presidency, revealing the man behind the myth: the ambitious young man who learned to measure land and risk, the commander who sustained a broken army through the harshest winters, and the leader who, after victory, did the unthinkable —he resigned command so that a real republic could be born. These pages illuminate his lights and shadows, his boldest decisions, and his most uncomfortable contradictions, in order to answer a question that remains alive today: what does it take to build a country without losing one's soul in the attempt?
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length7 hrs
Narrated bySantiago Machain
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 2, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
11-intro
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2C1
9C8
3C2
10C9
4C3
11C10
5C4
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14The-End
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