A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington Jefferson And The American Republic Francis D Cogliano Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

The First Full Account Of Relationship Between George Washington And Thomas Jefferson Countering Legend Their Enmity While Drawing Vital Historical Lessons From Differences That Arose Them Martha Washington’s Worst Memory Was Death Her Husband Second Jefferson’s Awkward Visit To Pay His Respects Subsequently Indeed By Time Had Died In 1799 Two Founders Were Estranged But Estrangement Has Obscured Fact For Most Thirty-Year Acquaintance They Enjoyed A Productive Precisely Because Shared So Much Disagreements Have Something Important Teach Us Constitutional Design Instance: Whereas Believed Rule Traditional Elites Like Virginia Gentry Preferred What We Would Call Meritocratic Approach Which Be Elected On Basis Education Skills Emphasized Need Strong Central Government Favored Diffusion Power Across States Still As Francis Cogliano Argues Common Convictions Equally Defined Relationship: Passion American Independence Republican Well Commitment Westward Expansion Commerce Also Both Evolved Skeptical View Slavery Eventually Growing Question Institution Even Took Only Limited Steps Abolish It Remains Fascinating Is Statesmen Mirrored Key Political Fissures Early United Unity Revolutionary Zeal Gave Way Competing Visions New Nation Friendship Brilliantly Captures Dramatic Challenging Poignant Reality There No Single Founding Ideal—Only Compromise Friends Sometime Rivals Σελίδες: 368 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0620 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm