"Mr. President" : George Washington and the making of the nation's highest office

The Resource "Mr. President" : George Washington and the making of the nation's highest office
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"Mr. President" : George Washington and the making of the nation's highest office
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George Washington and the making of the nation's highest office
Statement of responsibility
Harlow Giles Unger
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Although the framers gave the president little authority, George Washington knew whatever he did would set precedents for generations of future leaders. To ensure their ability to defend the nation, he simply ignored the Constitution when he thought it necessary. In a revealing new look at the birth of American government, [this book] describes Washington's presidency in a time of continual crisis, as rebellion and attacks by foreign enemies threatened to destroy this new nation"--
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Provided by publisher
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
973.4/1092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E311
LC item number
.U54 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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