Author: George WashingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Washington's Farewell Address
Author: George WashingtonThe First Congress
Author: Fergus M. BordewichPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451692110
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
"The little known story of perhaps the most productive Congress in US history, the First Federal Congress of 1789-1791. The First Congress was the most important in US history, says prizewinning author and historian Fergus Bordewich, because it established how our government would actually function. Had it failed--as many at the time feared it would--it's possible that the United States as we know it would not exist today. The Constitution was a broad set of principles. It was left to the members of the First Congress and President George Washington to create the machinery that would make the government work. Fortunately, James Madison, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and others less well known today, rose to the occasion. During two years of often fierce political struggle, they passed the first ten amendments to the Constitution; they resolved bitter regional rivalries to choose the site of the new national capital; they set in place the procedure for admitting new states to the union; and much more. But the First Congress also confronted some issues that remain to this day: the conflict between states' rights and the powers of national government; the proper balance between legislative and executive power; the respective roles of the federal and state judiciaries; and funding the central government. Other issues, such as slavery, would fester for decades before being resolved. The First Congress tells the dramatic story of the two remarkable years when Washington, Madison, and their dedicated colleagues struggled to successfully create our government, an achievement that has lasted to the present day."--Publisher website.
State of the Union Addresses
Author: George WashingtonPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
The 1790 State of the Union Address was given by President George Washington in New York City. It was the first annual address given by a president in the Senate Chamber of Federal Hall. Excerpt: "great satisfaction from a cooperation with you in the pleasing though arduous task of insuring to our fellow citizens the blessings which they have a right to expect from a free, efficient, and equal government."
Founding Choices
Author: Douglas A. IrwinPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226384756
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Papers of the National Bureau of Economic Research conference held at Dartmouth College on May 8-9, 2009.
State of the Union Addresses of George Washington
Author: George WashingtonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781482331608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The State of the Union is the annual address presented by the President of the United States to the United States Congress. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows presidents to outline their legislative agenda (for which they need the cooperation of Congress) and their national priorities. In this edition the State of Union Addresses by George Washington are presented in full for the years 1790-1796.George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also presided over the Convention that drafted the Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution established the position of President of the Republic, which title Washington was the first to hold.
The Life of George Washington
Author: John MarshallGEORGE WASHINGTON Ultimate Collection
Author: George WashingtonPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1153
Book Description
George Washington is an American hero whose fame is not wholly accounted for by the record of his life. Like Lincoln he was infinitely greater than anything he did. A military genius, he wrested liberty from tyranny; a statesman, he helped evolve a stable government from political chaos; a patriot, he refused a crown. Wisdom, patience, tolerance, courage, consecration to the righteous cause animated his every act. Contents: Life of George Washington by Washington Irving George Washington by Woodrow Wilson Journal of My Journey Over the Mountains The Journal of Major George Washington: Sent by the Hon. Robert Dinwiddie to the Commandant of the French Forces in Ohio George Washington's Rules of Civility George Washington in Revolutionary War George Washington's Remarks About the French and Indian War Inaugural Addresses State of the Union Addresses Messages to Congress Washington's Masonic Correspondence Letters of George Washington Farewell Address Last Will and Testament
Farewell Address to the People of the United States
Author: George WashingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Jay Treaty
Author: Jerald A. CombsPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520334809
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1970.
The Presidency of George Washington
Author: Forrest McDonaldPublisher: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
'One of the most imaginative and suggestive works on the Washington years. McDonald has demonstrated in this work that presidential history can still be lively and compelling.'