Citizen Washington reveals "the father of his country through the eyes of his contemporaries, admirers like Hamilton and Lafayette, skeptics, like Jefferson and Adams, and women like Abigal Adams and his own wife, Martha.

A novel that unravels the last riddles of Washington's life, this is and adventure of war and peace, politics and pride, and a dramatic tale of a time when a small group of citizens dared to do the impossible. On the 200th anniversary of George Washington's death, this sweeping, panoramic novel tells the story of a man who was chosen by history, chance, and personality to live at the very heart of his time - a man imbued with the imperfect, unstoppable spirit of freedom itself. From the author of the bestsellers Cape Cod and Back Bay comes the first major work of fiction to follow the life of George Washington and the birth of the United States.