A review by sarahetc
Being George Washington by Glenn Beck

3.0

This is a nice little piece of pop-hagiography. George Washington was indeed an extraordinary man and this book tells about some of the more interesting, strange, and providential encounters of his life as a solider and eventually as commander of the revolutionary force, then president. It's historical, but not history. And once certainly cannot ignore the constant demand to become George Washington.

Beck's books are nice, so far as they go. Which is to say, they are just perfect for an audience looking for guidance and answers from cable television, satellite radio, and popular novels. I cannot fault him or them. That I simply have a broader, deeper education does not make me different. It simply makes me somewhat more critical of the form, if not the message.