I'm gonna dive into this #chunkster. 817 pages not counting acknowledgements, notes, bibliography, and index. Might be a while before y'all see me on here again.🤣🤣🤣
Looking ahead to 2024. These are my must reads for the year. That's 10 books I hope to glean much wisdom from.
pickCastle was not impressed with this nicely sized biography of George Washington. I am glad to have a better understanding of His Excellency, and I like that the author brought up the fact that his leadership did not turn into a dictatorship (unlike most revolutionary leaders) and offered a theory but made it clear it was a theory. It has end notes, which I appreciate and was concise if not the most fascinating read.
3.5/5 a good place to start
pickYou guys, I finally finished this doorstop of a book! It only took me 4 years!
pickDunbar discovered an advert in the archives from Pres. George Washington, offering a reward for the return of a fugitive enslaved woman - a woman whose testimony would decades later be taken down in two abolitionist newspapers. Between research on Ona and the experiences of other enslaved people, Dunbar rebuilds a biography around a young woman to root for - and again smashes the persistent lie of the good slave owner.
pickEnjoyed this! Such a “me” type of book.
Bailing on this #Roll100 / #bookspinbacklog pick. I try nonfiction and struggle. 🤷🏻♀️ I did my best.
Little light reading while I‘m in the car for work
Got to visit George Washington‘s Mount Vernon last weekend (scaffolding is for repairs to the back of the house). We were there 5 hours and still didn‘t get to see everything! And had to rush through the shop so didn‘t have time to browse their book selection as I normally would. But did grab an autographed copy of the tagged book which is a DAR book club selection. About GW and his first cabinet.
@mrsmarch have you read it yet?
