Reviews
"Just when you think the scholarship on our first president has become exhausted, along comes a book like George Washington, Entrepreneur to open your eyes and impart new knowledge about our greatest president. Berlau is an exquisite writer and historian." --Craig Shirley, author of Mary Ball Washington , presidential historian, and Reagan biographer "Surveyor, agribusinessman, patron of inventors: John Berlau shows how Washington brought his skillset--curiosity, persistence, flexibility--to his life as an entrepreneur." --Richard Brookhiser, senior fellow, National Review Institute, and author of Founding Father. "A fascinating look at a little-known and (not surprisingly) little taught aspect of George Washington's life...a timely reminder of the role entrepreneurship played in this country's history, and the role that opposition to infringements on economic liberty played in the American revolution." --Dr. Ron Paul, former U.S. congressman and presidential candidate "An impressive work of scholarship that enlarges our understanding of the founding era." --Norm Singleton, Campaign for Liberty president " George Washington, Entrepreneur tells a dramatic story...In no small part, British efforts to curb American entrepreneurialism led to the American Revolution." --Kevin J. Hayes, author of George Washington: A Life in Books , winner of the George Washington Prize "Washington's entrepreneurial spirit and business skills are relevant not only to the hundreds of thousands of present day FFA and Farm Bureau members, but important to the founding of our nation...business is at its heart a creative act, necessary to liberty, and Washington's dedication to freedom in commercial pursuits may well have been the impetus for his role in the Revolution and the founding. Berlau's book is timely and important, and I highly recommend it." --Blake Hurst, farmer and Missouri Farm Bureau president "Smart, searching, and absorbing, George Washington, Entrepreneur is a must-read for twenty-first-century innovators, tinkerers, and pragmatists who believe innovation is never at rest." --Erin Holmes, managing partner, Invested Media "At a time when others downgrade so many historical figures, John Berlau lifts a worthy man higher--Washington. Berlau gives us a fascinating tour of Washington's business side, illuminating the relationship between entrepreneurial, military and political achievement." --Amity Shlaes, biographer, author of Coolidge, "Just when you think the scholarship on our first president has become exhausted, along comes a book like George Washington, Entrepreneur to open your eyes and impart new knowledge about our greatest president. Berlau is an exquisite writer and historian." --Craig Shirley, author of Mary Ball Washington , presidential historian, and Reagan biographer "Surveyor, agribusinessman, patron of inventors: John Berlau shows how Washington brought his skillset--curiosity, persistence, flexibility--to his life as an entrepreneur." --Richard Brookhiser, senior fellow, National Review Institute " George Washington, Entrepreneur tells a dramatic story...In no small part, British efforts to curb American entrepreneurialism led to the American Revolution." --Kevin J. Hayes, author of George Washington: A Life in Books , winner of the George Washington Prize "Washington's entrepreneurial spirit and business skills are relevant not only to the hundreds of thousands of present day FFA and Farm Bureau members, but important to the founding of our nation...business is at its heart a creative act, necessary to liberty, and Washington's dedication to freedom in commercial pursuits may well have been the impetus for his role in the Revolution and the founding. Berlau's book is timely and important, and I highly recommend it." --Blake Hurst, farmer and Missouri Farm Bureau president "Smart, searching, and absorbing, George Washington, Entrepreneur is a must-read for twenty-first-century innovators, tinkerers, and pragmatists who believe innovation is never at rest." --Erin Holmes, managing partner, Invested Media, "Just when you think the scholarship on our first president has become exhausted, along comes a book like George Washington, Entrepreneur to open your eyes and impart new knowledge about our greatest president. Berlau is an exquisite writer and historian." --Craig Shirley, author of Mary Ball Washington , presidential historian, and Reagan biographer "Surveyor, agribusinessman, patron of inventors: John Berlau shows how Washington brought his skillset--curiosity, persistence, flexibility--to his life as an entrepreneur." --Richard Brookhiser, senior fellow, National Review Institute " George Washington, Entrepreneur tells a dramatic story...In no small part, British efforts to curb American entrepreneurialism led to the American Revolution." --Kevin J. Hayes, author of George Washington: A Life in Books , winner of the George Washington Prize "Washington's entrepreneurial spirit and business skills are relevant not only to the hundreds of thousands of present day FFA and Farm Bureau members, but important to the founding of our nation...business is at its heart a creative act, necessary to liberty, and Washington's dedication to freedom in commercial pursuits may well have been the impetus for his role in the Revolution and the founding. Berlau's book is timely and important, and I highly recommend it." --Blake Hurst, farmer and Missouri Farm Bureau president "Smart, searching, and absorbing, George Washington, Entrepreneur is a must-read for twenty-first-century innovators, tinkerers, and pragmatists who believe innovation is never at rest." --Erin Holmes, managing partner, Invested Media "At a time when others downgrade so many historical figures, John Berlau lifts a worthy man higher--Washington. Berlau gives us a fascinating tour of Washington's business side, illuminating the relationship between entrepreneurial, military and political achievement." --Amity Shlaes, biographer, author of Coolidge
