Washington's government : charting the origins of the federal administration

Washington's government : charting the origins of the federal administration

Charting the origins of the federal administration

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.

viii, 278 p. ; 24 cm.

973.41 W318 2021

(OCoLC)1201666441

"This collection of essays investigates the federal government of the United States at its moment of origin, the Washington administration"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction: creating the federal government -- George Washington and the cabinet: The unlikely development of an unintended institution / Lindsay M. Chervinsky -- Washington's workforce: reconstructing the federal government at the moment of its creation / Peter J. Kastor -- The theory and practice of federalist political economy / Gautham Rao -- Creating interdepartmental collaboration: federal judges, the remitting act, and cooperative state building / Kate Elizabeth Brown -- Indian affairs and the relentless American state / Stephen J. Rockwell -- "The next great work to be accomplished": American armament policy / Andrew J. B. Fagal -- From constitution making to state building: The Washington administration and the law of nations / Daniel J. Hulsebosch -- The legislative output of Congress / Max M. Edling -- Afterword: reflections on the political history of the early republic / Rosemarie Zagarri.
L2021M76

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