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Through personal letters, diaries, and other primary sources, describes the life of America's first president. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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A very few political stories are included, but they are notable, such as Washington’s institution of decision-making by agreement of the whole cabinet rather than allowing various department heads to exercise their portfolios; Unger points out how this came about from Washington’s frustration over the infighting between Hamilton and Jefferson. Unger also argues (following John Adams) that it was mainly the outbreak of yellow fever in New York that prevented a French-inspired revolution against the new nation. (Jay Winik in his book “The Great Upheaval“ also noted the very strong effect the French Revolution had on this country.)
I wouldn’t make this the only book one reads about Washington, but if you’re into details about the daily lives of the Founding Fathers, this book fills the bill.
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