He urges Major General John Sullivan to make full use of the 16 French ships waiting off Sandy Hook. He receives reports on troop placements and ammunition, and pleads for more clothes for his troops. However, this collection from the earlier days of the Revolution shows Washington was not only an able administrator and tactician but also a man who found quarters for the sick in camp away from the privations of the war, begged vendors to ship warm clothing to his troops, invited his officers to dine with him when they were not otherwise engaged, and inquired gently about a gift sent by the French queen to his wife, which he was told was stolen by the enemy and raffled off. The result is a better understanding of the heart of a human being who was the chief traitor in a war of sedition. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)