I'm a Federalist at Heart

His Excellency George Washington isn't a studiously detailed biography; it's more of a psychological profile that puts Washington in the midst of his events and analyzes why he acts and reacts the way he does. It's a searching work that's probably open to criticism but interesting all the same. I found the discussion of slavery particularly illuminating because it manages to capture the difficult situation the average Virginia planter was in without trying to dodge the issues or make excuses for the man