Historian Nathaniel Philbrick’s “Travels with George. In Search of Washington and His Legacy”

Booktalk with Diana Korte · Nov 5, 2021 · 8m

Bestselling, award-winning historian Nathaniel Philbrick's "Travels with George" is a blended account of two road trips separated by about 230 years. In the fall of 1789, Washington, only six months into his presidency, set out on his first of four road trips as he attempted to unite what were in essence thirteen independent states into a single nation. In the fall of 2018, Philbrick, his wife Melissa, and their dog Dora set out on their own series of road trips as they retraced Washington’s route across the country. As for the style of travel, the Philbricks journeyed in a comfortable car…