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Book A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress

Download or read book A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress written by Library of Congress. Map Division and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Return of George Washington

Download or read book The Return of George Washington written by Edward J. Larson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An elegantly written account of leadership at the most pivotal moment in American history" (Philadelphia Inquirer): Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson reveals how George Washington saved the United States by coming out of retirement to lead the Constitutional Convention and serve as our first president. After leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, George Washington shocked the world: he retired. In December 1783, General Washington, the most powerful man in the country, stepped down as Commander in Chief and returned to private life at Mount Vernon. Yet as Washington contentedly grew his estate, the fledgling American experiment floundered. Under the Articles of Confederation, the weak central government was unable to raise revenue to pay its debts or reach a consensus on national policy. The states bickered and grew apart. When a Constitutional Convention was established to address these problems, its chances of success were slim. Jefferson, Madison, and the other Founding Fathers realized that only one man could unite the fractious states: George Washington. Reluctant, but duty-bound, Washington rode to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to preside over the Convention. Although Washington is often overlooked in most accounts of the period, this masterful new history from Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward J. Larson brilliantly uncovers Washington’s vital role in shaping the Convention—and shows how it was only with Washington’s support and his willingness to serve as President that the states were brought together and ratified the Constitution, thereby saving the country.

Book Disunion

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  • Author : Elizabeth R. Varon
  • Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
  • Release : 2008-11-15
  • ISBN : 0807887188
  • Pages : 470 pages

Download or read book Disunion written by Elizabeth R. Varon and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decades of the early republic, Americans debating the fate of slavery often invoked the specter of disunion to frighten their opponents. As Elizabeth Varon shows, "disunion" connoted the dissolution of the republic--the failure of the founders' effort to establish a stable and lasting representative government. For many Americans in both the North and the South, disunion was a nightmare, a cataclysm that would plunge the nation into the kind of fear and misery that seemed to pervade the rest of the world. For many others, however, disunion was seen as the main instrument by which they could achieve their partisan and sectional goals. Varon blends political history with intellectual, cultural, and gender history to examine the ongoing debates over disunion that long preceded the secession crisis of 1860-61.

Book The Road books   Itineraries of Great Britain  1570 to 1850

Download or read book The Road books Itineraries of Great Britain 1570 to 1850 written by Sir Herbert George Fordham and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bengal  Past   Present

Download or read book Bengal Past Present written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hogg s West Virginia Code  Annotated

Download or read book Hogg s West Virginia Code Annotated written by West Virginia and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Arthur Young s Travels in France

Download or read book Arthur Young s Travels in France written by Arthur Young and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A History of the People of the United States

Download or read book A History of the People of the United States written by John Bach McMaster and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Town Records

Download or read book Town Records written by and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book First  fifth  Report of the Record Commisssioners Relative to the Early Town Records

Download or read book First fifth Report of the Record Commisssioners Relative to the Early Town Records written by Providence (R.I.). Record Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reports of the Municipal Departments

Download or read book Reports of the Municipal Departments written by Providence (R.I.) and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Topical Outline of the Courses in Constitutional and Political History of the United States Given at Harvard College in the Academic Year 1887 88

Download or read book Topical Outline of the Courses in Constitutional and Political History of the United States Given at Harvard College in the Academic Year 1887 88 written by Albert Bushnell Hart and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Topical Outline of the Courses in Constitutional and Political History of the United States Given at Harvard College in the Academic Year 1889 91

Download or read book Topical Outline of the Courses in Constitutional and Political History of the United States Given at Harvard College in the Academic Year 1889 91 written by Albert Bushnell Hart and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Topical Outline of the Courses in Constitutional and Political History of the United States Given at Harvard College in the Academic Year 1886 87

Download or read book Topical Outline of the Courses in Constitutional and Political History of the United States Given at Harvard College in the Academic Year 1886 87 written by Albert Bushnell Hart and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: