George Washington - Uniting a Nation

Informationen zum Autor Don Higginbotham is Dowd Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Klappentext In George Washington: Uniting a Nation, Don Higginbotham argues that Washington's greatest contribution to American life was creating a sense of American unity. In clear and concise prose, Higginbotham shows that as Revolutionary War commander, proponent of the Constitution, and President, George Washington focused on building national identity and erecting institutions to cement the fledgling nation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Unity and SymbolismChapter 2: Political Unity and ConsolidationChapter 3: The Unifier as PresidentChapter 4: Reflections on the UnifierAppendix 1: Sentiments on a Peace Establishment, May 1783Appendix 2: Circular to State Governments, June 1783Appendix 3: To the President of the Confederation Congress, September 17, 1787Appendix 4: First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789Appendix 5: Farewell Address, September 19, 1796Appendix 6: Eighth Annual Message to Congress, December 7, 1796

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Don Higginbotham, R. Don Higginbotham, Higginbotham Don
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 24.11.2004
• EAN: 9780742522091
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2209-1
• Seiten: 176
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 216 mm x 6 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Biographien, Autobiographien; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, American Presidency, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800