Washington's Government: Charting the Origins of the Federal Administration (Early American Histories)

By: Max Edling and Peter J. Kastor

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Synopsis: Washington’s Government shows how George Washington’s administration—the subject of remarkably little previous study—was both more dynamic and more uncertain than previously thought. Rather than simply following a blueprint laid out by the Constitution, Washington and his advisors constructed over time a series of possible mechanisms for doing the nation’s business. The results were successful in some cases, disastrous in others. Yet at the end of Washington’s second term, there was no denying that the federal government had achieved remarkable results. As Americans debate the nature of good national governance two and a half centuries after the founding, this volume’s insights appear timelier than ever.ContributorsLindsay M. Chervinsky, Iona College * Gautham Rao, American University * Kate Elizabeth Brown, Huntington University * Stephen J. Rockwell, St. Joseph’s College * Andrew J. B. Fagal, Princeton University, * Daniel Hulsebosch, New York University * Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 290 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780813946146
Related ISBNs:: 9780813946139
Publisher:: University of Virginia Press
Date of Addition:: 10/19/23
Copyrighted By:: University of Virginia Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
Grade Levels:: Graduate Student
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Max Edling
Edited by:: Peter J. Kastor