The great divide : the conflict between Washington and Jefferson that defined America, then and now
Record details
- ISBN: 9780306824517
- ISBN: 0306824515
- ISBN: 9780306821271
- ISBN: 9780306822360
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Physical Description:
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viii, 424 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm - Edition: First Da Capo Press paperback edition.
- Publisher: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-410) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The man who lived dangerously -- The man who loved to legislate -- but hated to govern -- Should this constitution be ratified? -- The president and his partner begin making history -- The birth of an ideologue -- The president takes charge -- The secretary of state from Paris -- Mr. Jefferson wins a victory that he soon regrets -- From disagreements to the first divide -- When best-laid plans go wrong -- The president -- and the secretary of state -- make up their minds -- The problems of the secretary of state's Polar Star -- Can America remain neutral in a warring world? -- Challenging Old Man Washington -- The secretary of state calls it quits -- Shooting wars loom on several doorsteps -- Will whiskey rebels unravel the union? -- A master politician takes charge -- The end of three friendships -- A very political farewell -- Martha Washington sends a message -- The vice president as party boss -- The ultimate divide -- The death that changed everything -- The race to make the vice first -- The UnWashington president in his federal village -- How a mosquito rescued Thomas Jefferson's presidency -- An empire vs. a constitution -- The voters speak the language of praise -- The improbable failures of a triumphant second term -- The president vs. the chief justice -- The final defeat of an UnWashington president -- The transformation of James Madison. |
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Subject: | Washington, George 1732-1799 Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 United States Politics and government 1775-1783 United States Politics and government 1783-1809 Political leadership United States |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | E 210 .F54 2016 | 30775305524515 | General Collection | Available | - |