Ron Chernow on George Washington

Ron Chernow on George Washington - Full Interview

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8 жыл бұрын

Dr. Douglas Bradburn, Founding Director of the Washington Library at Mount Vernon, had a chance in June of 2015 to sit down with author Ron Chernow at his Brooklyn home. Mr. Chernow is a Pulitzer-prize winning author of biographies on Alexander Hamilton and George Washington.
To see other portions of this interview please visit: Mountvernon.org/chernowvideos

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@BigGfromgrouphome 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is in his own way is a National treasure. Truly brilliant. I have never seen anyone bring American Historical figures to life like him.

@maydanlex 3 жыл бұрын

He can tell a great story.

@jayyoung4534 2 жыл бұрын

@Yes. And I treasure his biography of Hamilton.

@DJTLakeShowLife 7 жыл бұрын

Probably the best Washington book I've read, or any biography I've read on any American in U.S. history. Props to Mr. Chernow for writing this amazing account of a man who's just known now for being the first president or another name, but is one of the most consequential men in U.S. history. I think Americans need to read this book, which is an awesome account of arguably the greatest general, Father, and President of our nation's story.

@PrivateGooseMachine 6 жыл бұрын

have you read his biography on hamilton? I'm about 100 pages in on Washington, but Hamilton absolutely blew my away

@FollowingFootprintsMedia 6 жыл бұрын

DJT I'm reading it now...Incredible book!

@lukebritton289 6 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Abbs agree! The only difference is the weight of their accomplishments. Both are equally well written and genius but I liked the Washington book better only because it's Washington!

@kramnosenhoj 6 жыл бұрын

Check out Grant by Chernow. :-)

@Applecompuser Жыл бұрын

This is very good book. Joseph Ellis also wrote an amazing book called “His Excellency.” Chernow’s Hamilton is amazing of course.

@TeagueChrystie 7 жыл бұрын

Honestly, this is a great interview. Props to Ron for a string of great observations and answers, and thanks for making it available.

@jmkeller 6 жыл бұрын

Just finished his Washington biography for the second time. It's phenomenal. A great resource for learning about George Washington the man, and not the legend.

@andrewfarrell8428 4 жыл бұрын

jmkeller I’m reading it for a second time too

@fhowland Жыл бұрын

I need to read it a second time too. So much in there it’s hard to pick it all up on one read

@fhowland Жыл бұрын

Chernow’s Washington is THE definitive biography of our nations founder. Incredible book.

@GH-oi2jf Ай бұрын

I liked his Grant book. I might read this.

@Elise3016 8 жыл бұрын

LOOK AT THAT BADASS MODERN LIBRARY PAPERBACK COLLECTION

@maxwellworldwidehistorical3801 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Sir! Studied your fine Work and then permitted a Friend to borrow it. Must have respected your work too Sir! Have not seen the Book since!!!

@tim-finnigan 5 жыл бұрын

Nice interview! Fun to just hear Chernow talk, he sounds very smart and articulate.

@jayyoung4534 2 жыл бұрын

@And so does Stanford's Victor Davis Hanson!

@tshandy1 5 жыл бұрын

I've recently read and much enjoyed the GW biography. Chernow guides the reader through the history Washington lived and also Washington's strengths, failings, and even insecurities as a person. If I have one criticism, however, it is that Chernow often makes what seem to me to be some questionable assumptions about the workings of Washington's mind itself.

@sharpaycutie2 5 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a Jefferson book too!

@GH-oi2jf Ай бұрын

There are recent biographies of Jefferson. I have Meacham's.

@revolutionarygentleman8105 3 жыл бұрын

I've listened to the audio book multiple times and it's without question of my favorites of all time.

@jayyoung4534 2 жыл бұрын

Of his undergraduate experience at Yale University, he is described as having graduated Summa Cum Laude. Here I had always thought that, in a private university, one graduates Magna Cum Laude. Am I accurate?

@madisonyarletts6174 Жыл бұрын

@@jayyoung4534 wtf are you taking about

@robertkelly4072 3 жыл бұрын

How hard was it to fit his (George Washington’s) life story into as many chapters which was the number of years in his life? Was this deliberate?

@Athenia 8 жыл бұрын

Is there more?!?!??!

@jayyoung4534 2 жыл бұрын

Has such an interview been done with the late Dr. Ira Berlin, University of Maryland? Both scholars are so complete with historical detail.

@davidleonard3887 2 жыл бұрын

George Washington was not born in the upper crust but worked his way up

@ParisLondonRoma 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 15 minutes into this and all he talks about is Hamilton. Washington always gets the short end of the stick

@craigmignone2863 Жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as an original thinker yet there are independent thinkers the fonder fathers well so well grounded in the thought of the enlightenment.......

@pjstatenisland1575 2 жыл бұрын

Would that the author of the 1619 Project could sit and learn from a man like this...you know, someone who actually studied American history!

@toddsumner3216 2 жыл бұрын

The author of the 1619 project would first have need of honest scholarship.

@p_nk7279 2 жыл бұрын

But Washington did have original thinking as to battle tactics, and as to precepts or norms of the Presidency. So Chernow is wrong regarding the ‘creative thought’ scenario with Washington.