Historian Henry Wiencek discussed his new book, An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003) on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

The presentation was part of the Books & Beyond author series sponsored by the Center for the Book, which highlights new books of particular relevance to the collections or programs of the Library of Congress. This program was co-sponsored by the Library's Manuscript Division, home of the George Washington Papers, a collection used extensively by Wiencek in his research.

An Imperfect God focuses on the life of Washington and explores early slavery in America. Publishers Weekly called it a "work of stylish scholarship and genealogical investigation [that] makes Washington an even greater and more human figure than he seemed before."

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