Revolutionary Friendship - Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic

Francis Cogliano revisits the relationship between Washington and Jefferson, arguing that their vaunted differences mask mutual investments in the Revolution itself. Their later divergence demonstrates how wartime unity gave way to competing visions for the new nation, making clear that there was no single founding ideal-only compromise.

About the author

Francis D. Cogliano is the author of Emperor of Liberty: Thomas Jefferson’s Foreign Policy. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and cohost of the American history podcast The Whiskey Rebellion, he is Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh and Acting Director of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello.

Summary

Francis Cogliano revisits the relationship between Washington and Jefferson, arguing that their vaunted differences mask mutual investments in the Revolution itself. Their later divergence demonstrates how wartime unity gave way to competing visions for the new nation, making clear that there was no single founding ideal—only compromise.

Product details

• Authors: Francis D Cogliano, Francis D. Cogliano, Cogliano Francis D.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9780674292499
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29249-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), c 1783 to c 1800 (American Federalist era)