Founding Friendships

Book cover of Founding Friendships: Friendships Between Men and Women in the Early American Republic

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"When Harry Met Sally" is only the most iconic of popular American movies, books, and articles that pose the question of whether friendships between men and women are possible. In Founding Friendships, Cassandra A. Good shows that this question was embedded in and debated as far back as the birth…

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American history

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1 author picked Founding Friendships as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Alexis Coe

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“I am always yours” was not George Washington’s usual signoff. It was reserved for Elizabeth Willing Powel, a dear friend who often gets short shrift in Washington biographies. Cassandra Good’s book isn’t devoted to the General, but what's there can't be found anywhere else.

From Alexis' list on George Washington.