Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: A Great Read!

Washington's times and person come alive for me in this book. I could hardly set the book down. The author's research and insights are masterful. This is more than a biography of Washington, it is a revelation of what it was like to live in Virginia of the 18th century. I went to college in Williamsburg and shall never again visit the town without seeing children auctioned off as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson ride by. Washington is even more admirable now, as one can appreciate his pilgirmage from slaveowner to emancipator.