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A life of george washington, and setting the world ablaze. May 24, 2019 john ferling brings the politics and economics of the independence movement to life with his scholarly penmanship. Setting the world ablaze this major reconsideration of the american revolution shows in dramatic detail how george washington, john adams, and thomas jefferson were transformed into radical revolutionaries, and in doing so, it illuminates the remarkable transformation of his majestys colonies into the united states. I remember reading, long ago, about an incident involving george washington and some rather indiscrete advances he made to another mans wife.
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