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George Washington and the new nation, 1783-1793.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: [His George Washington, v. 3]Publication details: Boston, Little, Brown [1970]Edition: [1st ed.]Description: xi, 466 p. illus., facsims., fold. map, plan, ports. 25 cmISBN:
  • 0316286001 (pbk.)
  • 9780316286008 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.4/1/0924
LOC classification:
  • E312.29 .F55
Contents:
I. Philosophic shades. Soldier's return -- Mount Vernon: a well-resorted tavern -- Family matters -- Farmer Washington -- Business worries -- The Cincinnati quandary -- The arts of peace -- II. Thirteen nations or one. The political scene darkens -- Duty's clamorous voice -- Widening political horizons -- Building a new government -- The new constellation of this hemisphere -- On the brink -- III. Experiments in government. A frightening triumph -- The President is inaugurated -- The President as a social leader -- Fleshing out the new government -- Death and doldrums -- Debts, credit, and the national capital -- Nootka, Yazoo, and the Southwest frontier -- Vacation time -- IV. The great schism opens. The bank of the United States -- Journeys and bad news -- The Northern frontier -- Philadelphia high life -- The great Columbian Federal city -- V. The desire to escape. Jefferson begins to doubt Washington -- Determination to retire -- Personal feuds cut deeper -- The shades of the prison house -- VI. Conclusion. The first term surveyed.
Summary: Describes Washington's part in the Constitutional Convention and his work in organizing the new government.
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BIOG BIOG Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction B WAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) E312.29 .F55 1 Available 34562000023050

v. 1. The forge of experience (1732-1775) -- v. 2. In the American Revolution (1775-1783) -- v. 3. And the New Nation (1783-1793) -- v. 4. Anguish and farewell (1793-1799)

Bibliography: p. 431-437.

I. Philosophic shades. Soldier's return -- Mount Vernon: a well-resorted tavern -- Family matters -- Farmer Washington -- Business worries -- The Cincinnati quandary -- The arts of peace -- II. Thirteen nations or one. The political scene darkens -- Duty's clamorous voice -- Widening political horizons -- Building a new government -- The new constellation of this hemisphere -- On the brink -- III. Experiments in government. A frightening triumph -- The President is inaugurated -- The President as a social leader -- Fleshing out the new government -- Death and doldrums -- Debts, credit, and the national capital -- Nootka, Yazoo, and the Southwest frontier -- Vacation time -- IV. The great schism opens. The bank of the United States -- Journeys and bad news -- The Northern frontier -- Philadelphia high life -- The great Columbian Federal city -- V. The desire to escape. Jefferson begins to doubt Washington -- Determination to retire -- Personal feuds cut deeper -- The shades of the prison house -- VI. Conclusion. The first term surveyed.

Describes Washington's part in the Constitutional Convention and his work in organizing the new government.

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