Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington'
is a biography of the great man, but in truth it is more than a mere
biography. It also looks at his unique personal qualities as a leader
and how these qualities marked him as a leader among leaders. In doing
so, it reveals a man whose greatness did not stem from oratorical
skills, superior knowledge, or brilliant military tactics, but from
virtue. He understood his duty and his proper role in the fledgling
nation, and he pursued it with an invincible resolution. Largely, this
was due to his belief that God in his providence had chosen him to lead
the new nation that was founded on liberty?civil, religious, and
economic?and that the experiment that began under his leadership as
president of the Constitutional Convention and was successful under his
leadership in battle would prosper under his leadership and change the
world if given the opportunity to succeed.