The Last King of America The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts
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epub | 98.29 MB | English | Isbn: B09M7LWCLQ | Author: Andrew Roberts | Year: 2021
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon
The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his old age. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating-and will completely change the way readers and historians view his reign and legacy.
Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon-a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway masterpiece. But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. After combing through hundreds of thousands of pages...
Category:30-Minute Biography & Memoir Short Reads, Biographies of Royalty, Book Notes
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