Pulitzer Prize Biography Winner
George Washington, Vols. I-VII
by Douglas Southall Freeman, John Alexander Carroll, and Mary Wells Ashworth
Summary
This monumental seven volume life of George Washington follows him from the Virginia frontier through the Revolution to the presidency in exhaustive detail. Douglas Southall Freeman wrote most of the work before his death, and John Alexander Carroll and Mary Wells Ashworth completed the final volumes. It matters as one of the most comprehensive biographies of Washington ever produced, anchoring modern scholarship on the first president.
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Historical Context & Significance
Freeman died in 1953 before finishing the series, which colleagues completed and which earned the prize after his death.