George Washington always smiled with his mouth closed. His bad teeth deeply embarrassed him. His ill-fitting dentures, he complained, “for[ced] the lip out just under the nose,” Alexis Coe ...

At 22, Washington manipulated a band of Seneca warriors into an attack that sparked the French and Indian War. Alamy Stock Photo Americans widely believe that George Washington had wooden teeth ...

Alexis Coe’s biography of Washington — the first by a woman in 40 years — is called “You Never Forget Your First.” But have we?

Alexis Coe, historian and author of “You Never Forget Your First” - a new biography of George Washington - talks to Jane Carr about why it’s so important to stop the mythmaking about the ...

The Daily Mail in the UK (2/15/20) writes: “George Washington was a 'liar' who the other Founding Fathers couldn't wait to see the back of, claims a new biography on The Father of his Country ...

The best biography of George Washington yet Ron Chernow's extraordinary new book paints the first president as a man in a struggle to contain his emotions. By Max Byrd.

There continue to be ways to look with fresh eyes at our founding-est founding father. By Alexis Coe Ms. Coe is the author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington ...

What would George Washington look like if he were a modern-day politician? That question occurred to George Aquilla Hardy, a musician, 14 months into the pandemic.There he was at 23, stuck in his ...

Chernow covers Washington's extraordinary saga the Revolution, the presidency, the reluctant celebrity of Mount Vernon. Chernow pays particular attention to Washington, the demanding slave owner ...

The Only Washington Biography You Need As a brief account of Washington’s life, “George Washington: The Wonder of the Age” by John Rhodehamel, is unlikely to be surpassed for many years to come.

And, because it’s a biography, George Washington remains at the center. For Smithsonian magazine, I sat down to talk at length about Washington, Washington biographies, and where You Never ...