This two-volume set is an intimate biography of George Washington. Vol. 1 explores Washington's life from boyhood to Valley Forge, based solely on original sources. Vol. 2 takes George Washington from the end of his career as a great general through his final days at Mount Vernon, to the often tumultuous years of his presidency. All Cloudless Glory is a magnificent, richly illustrated book that offers a Washington that even few historians know.

Volume Two takes the nation's first president from the end of his career as a great general, through his final days at Mount Vernon, to the often tumultuous years of his presidency.

As much autobiography as it is biography, this book on George Washington is the only one based solely on original sources. Assembled from the wealth of autobiographical materials which Washington left behind, this definitive chronicle of our first president's early years is part of a two-volume set.

Volume Two takes the nation's first president from the end of his career as a great general, through his final days at Mount Vernon, to the often tumultuous years of his presidency.