With this breezy yet fact-filled biography, Alexis Coe has created a provocative and myth-busting account of an iconic American figure. One of the shockingly few biographies of George Washington written by a woman, You Never Forget Your First is a delightfully amusing and thoroughly fascinating work. Insightful sidebars and revelatory lists—animals he owned, diseases (and their dreadful treatments) he survived, wise advice imparted to his stepdaughter, and more—add to the fun. Coe addresses Washington's foibles and failures along with his virtues and victories, resulting in a uniquely balanced and intimately personal portrait of a legendary Founding Father.