“Looking for lessons on unity, I found “A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic,” by Francis D. Cogliano..... As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, it’s a timely reminder that sustaining a republic requires constant commitment to principle over partisanship.”

"It is hard to believe no one has written a detailed account of the difficult friendship between the two Virginian revolutionaries George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. We now have Cogliano's meticulously researched, insightful, and fluidly written account of their history with each other. This book is just what we need as we approach the 25oth anniversary of what these two men helped put in motion, the American Revolution."

"Mr. Cogliano makes a strong case that Washington and Jefferson, though dissimilar as individuals, possessed similarities that 'reflected their class and society.' They both sought a republic of liberty in America but disagreed over what it should look like. As we know too well today, friendships become fragile when political differences are unbridgeable."