George Washington and the New Nation (1783-1793)

by James Thomas Flexner

Overview

This book begins with Washington's return to Mount Vernon, a victorious, but exhausted soldier eagerly seeking the pleasures of a quiet country life. Free of heavy responsibilities, his character expands in genial, often unexpected ways. All too soon, however, the idyll is broken. This promises to be the biography of Washington that will best serve our generation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316286008
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	10/30/1970
Pages:	466
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.19(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
1.	Philosophic Shades
1.	Soldier's Return	5
2.	Mount Vernon: A Well-Resorted Tavern	10
3.	Family Matters	30
4.	Farmer Washington	39
5.	Business Worries	51
6.	The Cincinnati Quandary	63
7.	The Arts of Peace	69
II.	Thirteen Nations or One
8.	The Political Scene Darkens	85
9.	Duty's Clamorous Voice	98
10.	Widening Political Horizons	112
11.	Building a New Government	128
12.	The New Constellation of This Hemisphere	139
13.	On the Brink	153
III.	Experiments in Government
14.	A Frightening Triumph	171
15.	The President Is Inaugurated	182
16.	The President as a Social Leader	192
17.	Fleshing Out the New Government	210
18.	Death and Doldrums	227
19.	Debts, Credit, and the National Capital	233
20.	Nootka, Yazoo, and the Southwest Frontier	253
21.	Vacation Time	268
IV.	The Great Schism Opens
22.	The Bank of the United States	275
23.	Journeys and Bad News	285
24.	The Northern Frontier	294
25.	Philadelphia High Life	308
26.	The Great Columbian Federal City	325
V.	The Desire to Escape
27.	Jefferson Begins to Doubt Washington	349
28.	Determination to Retire	359
29.	Personal Feuds Cut Deeper	368
30.	The Shades of the Prison House	381
VI.	Conclusion
31.	The First Term Surveyed	397
	Appendix
	Acknowledgments	429
	Bibliography	431
	Source References	439
	Index	453