Henry Wiencek <br> In this groundbreaking work, Henry Wiencek explores the first president’s life, his work, and his engagement with slavery. Born and raised among blacks and mixed-race people, Washington and his wife had blood ties to the slave community. Yet as a young man, he bought and sold slaves without scruple, even raffled off children to collect debts. Then, on the Revolutionary battlefields where he commanded both black and white troops, Washington’s attitudes began go change. This revelatory narrative documents for the first time the moral transformation that led to his decision - unique among the Founding Fathers - to emancipate his own slaves. Washington’s heroic stature as Father of Our Country is upheld in this superb portrait,: now we see him in full as a man of his time and ahead of his time. <br> Paperback: 416 pages, with black & white illustrations. 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches <p>Henry Wiencek<br /><br><br />In this groundbreaking work, Henry Wiencek explores the first president’s life, his work, and his engagement with slavery. Born and raised among blacks and mixed-race people, Washington and his wife had blood ties to the slave community. Yet as a young man, he bought and sold slaves without scruple, even raffled off children to collect debts. Then, on the Revolutionary battlefields where he commanded both black and white troops, Washington’s attitudes began go change. This revelatory narrative documents for the first time the moral transformation that led to his decision &#8211; unique among the Founding Fathers &#8211; to emancipate his own slaves. Washington’s heroic stature as Father of Our Country is upheld in this superb portrait,: now we see him in full as a man of his time and ahead of his time.<br /><br><br />Paperback: 416 pages, with black &#38; white illustrations. 8.2&#215;5.5&#215;1.1 inches</p> 2008-08-19T11:48:23-04:00 an-imperfect-god-george-washington-his-slaves-and-the-creation-of-america 2949182 Book 2008-08-19T11:48:23-04:00 2008-08-20T16:09:15-04:00 GHS 2008-08-19T11:48:23-04:00 manual 408 6705072 deny 1 Default 1 15.00 2949182 2008-08-20T16:09:15-04:00 2008-08-19T11:48:23-04:00 5611302 1 2949182 2008-08-20T16:09:15-04:00 http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0013/5652/products/imperfect_god.jpg?1258033549 Title