"Revered as a general and trusted as America's first elected leader, George Washington is considered a great many things in the contemporary imagination, but an intellectual is not one of them. In correcting this longstanding misconception, George Washington: A Life in Books offers a stimulating literary biography that traces the effects of a life spent in self-improvement"--

"A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb facts." - AudioFile Magazine

Federer discusses how the evolution of the American tolerance for various religious beliefs evolved into intolerance of traditional Judeo-Christian belief.

Examines the family life and career of the first American president, also discussing myths and legends, monuments to Washington, and Mount Vernon.

ASSU missionaries carried books published by the mission, to start the fledgling Sunday schools they had started, promoting literacy. This book was among the most widely-read biographies of Washington in the 1800's.