Author: Constance McLaughlin GreenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Washington
Author: Constance McLaughlin GreenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Washington
Author: Constance McLaughlin GreenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Washington
Author: Constance McLaughlin GreenPublisher:
ISBN: 9780691045726
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
The Description for this book, Washington. Vol 1: Village and Capital, 1800-1878, will be forthcoming.
On the Brink of Civil War
Author: John C. WaughPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780842029452
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This book tells the dramatic story of what happened when a handful of senators tried to hammer out a compromise to save the Union.
Washington: Vol. 2: Village and Capital, 1800-1878
Author: Constance M GreenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781400820214
Category : Washington (D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Washington
Author: Constance McLaughlin GreenPublisher:
ISBN: 9780691616759
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A one-volume edition, this history of Washington was originally published in two parts. Washington: Village and Capital, 1800-1878 was awarded the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for History. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
WASHINGTON.
Author: Washington
Author: Constance McLaughlin GreenPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400847699
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1093
Book Description
A one-volume edition, this history of Washington was originally published in two parts. Washington: Village and Capital, 1800-1878 was awarded the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for History. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The Great Decision
Author: Cliff SloanPublisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 0786744960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Supreme Court had no clear purpose or power -- no one had even thought to build it a courtroom in the new capital city. When Adams sought to prolong his policies in defiance of the electorate by packing the courts, the fine words of the new Constitution could do nothing to stop him. It would take a man to make those words good, and America found him in John Marshall. The Great Decision tells the riveting story of Marshall and of the landmark court case, Marbury v. Madison, through which he empowered the Supreme Court and transformed the idea of the separation of powers into a working blueprint for our modern state. Rich in atmospheric detail, political intrigue, and fascinating characters, The Great Decision is an illuminating tale of America's formative years and of the evolution of our democracy.
Washington's End
Author: Jonathan HornPublisher: Scribner
ISBN: 1501154249
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Popular historian and former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn “provides a captivating and enlightening look at George Washington’s post-presidential life and the politically divided country that was part of his legacy” (New York Journal of Books). Beginning where most biographies of George Washington leave off, Washington’s End opens with the first president exiting office after eight years and entering what would become the most bewildering stage of his life. Embittered by partisan criticism and eager to return to his farm, Washington assumed a role for which there was no precedent at a time when the kings across the ocean yielded their crowns only upon losing their heads. In a different sense, Washington would lose his head, too. In this riveting read, bestselling author Jonathan Horn reveals that the quest to surrender power proved more difficult than Washington imagined and brought his life to an end he never expected. The statesman who had staked his legacy on withdrawing from public life would feud with his successors and find himself drawn back into military command. The patriarch who had dedicated his life to uniting his country would leave his name to a new capital city destined to become synonymous with political divisions. A “movable feast of a book” (Jay Winik, New York Times bestselling author of 1944), immaculately researched, and powerfully told through the eyes not only of Washington but also of his family members, friends, and foes, Washington’s End is “an outstanding biographical work on one of America’s most prominent leaders (Library Journal).