George Washington and the new nation, 1783-1793

George Washington and the new nation, 1783-1793

[1st ed.]

Boston Little, Brown 1970

xi, 466 p. : ill., folded map, plan, ports., facsims. ; 25 cm.

923.173 W318flex 1970 MB v. 3

(OCoLC)00093803

Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-437).|Describes Washington's part in the Constitutional Convention and his work in organizing the new government.|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.|78.15.410

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