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Washington

TV·2020–2020·History·History·2h·8.0·Created by Matthew Ginsburg

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Washington will chip away at the bronzed and marbled image of America's first President and bring to life the man whose name is known to all, but whose epic story is understood by few.

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Nicholas RoweNicholas RoweGeorge WashingtonJeff DanielsJeff DanielsSelf - NarratorHainsley Lloyd BennettHainsley Lloyd BennettWilliam LeeNia RobertsNia RobertsMartha Washington
Joanne Freeman
Joanne FreemanSelf - Yale University
Alan Taylor
Alan TaylorSelf - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
Joseph Ellis
Joseph EllisSelf - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
Alexis Coe
Alexis CoeSelf - George Washington Biographer

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