The Papers of George Washington: September 1788-March 1789: Papers of George Washington: Presidential, cartea 01
Autor George Washington Editat de W. W. Abbot, Dorothy Twohigen Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 dec 2014 – vârsta de la 22 ani
Volume 1 of the Presidential Series covers the months immediately before Washinton's election. Opening in September 1788, at the point when it was certain that the Constitution would be ratified, the documents trace the mounting public pressure upon Washington to agree to accept the presidency. His letters reveal poignantly his own misgivings about leaving Mount Vernon to return to public life. Well before he was offered the presidency he was deluged with applications for public offices. These letters are singularly revealing of economic and social disruption in the aftermath of the Revolution and of the political and social assumptions of Americans at the beginning of the new nation. Letters written to Washington during these months from all over the country report the gradual acceptance of the new government and the progress of the first federal elections in the states. His correspondence with foreign admirers is also extensive.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0813911036
Pagini: 511
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Editura: University of Virginia Press
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Descriere
Bad weather plagued Gen. George Washington's army during its winter encampment near Morristown, NJ, far into the spring of 1780. Finances caused further woes. Commissaries lacked both cash and credit to obtain provisions, and food shortages meant restless troops. Only vigorous exertions by supply officers kept Washington's army intact.