A Sacred Union of Citizens - George Washington's Farewell Address and the American Character

This book is a major contribution to Washington scholarship.-Washington Times

List of contents

Chapter 1 Remembering Washington's Legacy Chapter 2 Establishing the American Character Chapter 3 Friends and Fellow Citizens Chapter 4 Our Interest Guided by Our Justice Chapter 5 Washington and the American Political Tradition Chapter 6 Truths Important at all Times Chapter 7 Appendix A: The Circular Address Chapter 8 Appendix B: The First Inaugural Chapter 9 Appendix C: The Farewell Address. Good character was central to Washington's success, and it remains essential for the success of republican government. It is particularly important, in an election year, to be reminded of the concluding thoughts of the fi

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By Matthew Spalding and Patrick J. Garrity - Introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin

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This book is a major contribution to Washington scholarship.—Washington Times

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Garrity, Patrick J Garrity, Patrick J. Garrity, Garrity Patrick J., Matthew Spalding, Spalding Matthew
• Assisted by: BOORSTIN DANIEL J. (Introduction)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780847682621
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8262-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 367 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Essays, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Literary essays, History of the Americas