{"product_id":"washingtons-end-the-final-years-and-forgotten-struggle-9781501154249","title":"Washington's End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle","description":"\u003cb\u003ePopular historian and former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn \"provides a captivating and enlightening look at George Washington's post-presidential life and the politically divided country that was part of his legacy\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning where most biographies of George Washington leave off, \u003ci\u003eWashington's End \u003c\/i\u003eopens with the first president exiting office after eight years and entering what would become the most bewildering stage of his life. Embittered by partisan criticism and eager to return to his farm, Washington assumed a role for which there was no precedent at a time when the kings across the ocean yielded their crowns only upon losing their heads. In a different sense, Washington would lose his head, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this riveting read, bestselling author Jonathan Horn reveals that the quest to surrender power proved more difficult than Washington imagined and brought his life to an end he never expected. The statesman who had staked his legacy on withdrawing from public life would feud with his successors and find himself drawn back into military command. The patriarch who had dedicated his life to uniting his country would leave his name to a new capital city destined to become synonymous with political divisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"movable feast of a book\" (Jay Winik, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e1944\u003c\/i\u003e), immaculately researched, and powerfully told through the eyes not only of Washington but also of his family members, friends, and foes, \u003ci\u003eWashington's End\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an outstanding biographical work on one of America's most prominent leaders (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Horn is an author and former White House presidential speechwriter whose books include \u003ci\u003eWashington's End\u003c\/i\u003e and the Robert E. Lee biography \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Would Not Be Washington\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. He has written for outlets including \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Disunion series, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePOLITICO\u003c\/i\u003e, and has appeared on CBS\u003ci\u003e Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and PBS \u003ci\u003eNewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Yale, he lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, two children, and dog.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50860299518226,"sku":"9781501154249","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ad692ee-45a2-4296-9f3a-12291d920926.jpg?v=1737572069","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/washingtons-end-the-final-years-and-forgotten-struggle-9781501154249","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}