NOBODY’S PERFECT Alexis Coe examined a small library of books about our first president and noticed something interesting. She writes, "No woman has written an adult biography of George ...

A long-lost letter from George Washington hints at the first president’s financial woes, and it is expected to fetch $50,000 at auction.

Alexis Coe is the author, most recently, of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington.” The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor.