George Washington's Journey: The President Forges a New Nation

T.H. Breen

ISBN 10: 1451675429 / ISBN 13: 9781451675429

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2016

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THERE IS A RED "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE TOP PAGE EDGES. In GEORGE WASHINGTON'S JOURNEY, T.H. Breen reconstructs a bold and original trip that transformed American political culture. Worried about the stability of the new constitutional order, the first president organized a series off arduous journeys that took him to all thirteen states. By taking the government to the people, he believed he could help them better understand the pressing need to support a strong federal union. At every stop, he reminded ordinary Americans that the new nation was -- must be -- more than a sum of its separate parts. We encounter on this tour a Washington we rarely meet. A master of political theater, the president attended to every detail: the appearance of the coach, the grooming of horses, the visits to Revolutionary battlefields, and the receptions and dancing that lasted long into the night. These grand events invited ordinary Americans -- women as well as men, many of whom could not vote -- to pull together so that they might fulfill the hopes that inspired the Revolution. THERE IS A RED "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE TOP PAGE EDGES.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: George Washington's Journey: The President Forges a New Nation
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1451675429
• ISBN 13: 9781451675429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography: U.S. Presidents

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Synopsis

“An absorbing portrait...Breen’s superb chronicle offers glimpses into Washington’s love of his country and its people, and his willingness to meet them on their own terms to secure the unity of the new republic.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

This is George Washington in the surprising role of political strategist.

T.H. Breen introduces us to a George Washington we rarely meet. During his first term as president, he decided that the only way to fulfill the Revolution was to take the new federal government directly to the people. He organized an extraordinary journey carrying him to all thirteen states. It transformed American political culture.

For Washington, the stakes were high. If the nation fragmented, as it had almost done after the war, it could never become the strong, independent nation for which he had fought. In scores of communities, he communicated a powerful and enduring message—that America was now a nation, not a loose collection of states. And the people responded to his invitation in ways that he could never have predicted.

About the Author

T.H. Breen is currently the James Marsh Professor at-large at the University of Vermont. He is the author of eleven books on U.S. History, many of them prizewinners.