The Unexpected George Washington: His Private Life

Advance Praise for The Unexpected George WashingtonThis is a biography that unquestionably lives up to its title Readers will discover numerous often touching traits that they never knew about the Father of the Country Harlow Unger has written a one-of-a-kind book that will please and fascinate everyoneThomas Fleming author Washingtons Secret War The Hidden History of Valley ForgeIts hard to imagine George Washington as playful tender or funny But Harlow Unger searches to find these seldom-seen aspects of the private man and the result is a far more complete and believable founding father James C Rees Executive Director Historic Mount VernonAcclaim for LafayetteHarlow Unger has cornered the market on muses to emerge as Americas most readable historian His new biography of the Marquis de Lafayette combines a thoroughgoing account of the age of revolution a probing psychological study of a complex man and a literary style that goes down like creamFlorence King contributing editor National ReviewTo American readers Ungers biography will provide a stark reminder of just how near run a thing was our War of Independence and the degree to which our forefathers victory hinged on the help of our French allies marshalled for George Washington by his adopted son LafayetteLarry Collins coauthor Is Paris Burning and O JerusalemAn admirable account of his Lafayettes life and extraordinary career on both sides of the Atlantic The Sunday Telegraph London.