To rescue the Constitution : George Washington and the fragile American experiment /
Baier, Bret, 1970-
To rescue the Constitution : George Washington and the fragile American experiment / Bret Baier (Autor), Catherine Whitney (Autor). - New York : Mariner Books, 2024 - xix, 360 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Contenidos :
Introduction: our common ground
Prologue: where are the delegates?
Part 1. The making of Washington
A stroke of destiny
The king's uniform
Breaking point
The colonies convene
Part 2. The call of independence
The command
"Victory or death"
Washington's crucible
The final fight
Part 3. Rescuing the constitution
The unraveling union
The scaffold of a republic
We have a constitution
The people decide
Part 4. The living republic
The first term
The gift of a peaceful transition
- Afterword: in their footsteps
Appendix: Washington's farewell address
To Rescue the Constitution by Bret Baier is a history of how George Washington helped guide the United States through its most fragile early years. It explains how the weak Articles of Confederation nearly caused the new nation to fail, and how Washington’s leadership at the Constitutional Convention helped create the U.S. Constitution. The book also shows how, as the first president, he set key precedents—like a strong but limited executive branch and peaceful transfer of power—that helped stabilize the young republic.
9780063039605
/ B152r 2024
To rescue the Constitution : George Washington and the fragile American experiment / Bret Baier (Autor), Catherine Whitney (Autor). - New York : Mariner Books, 2024 - xix, 360 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Contenidos :
Introduction: our common ground
Prologue: where are the delegates?
Part 1. The making of Washington
A stroke of destiny
The king's uniform
Breaking point
The colonies convene
Part 2. The call of independence
The command
"Victory or death"
Washington's crucible
The final fight
Part 3. Rescuing the constitution
The unraveling union
The scaffold of a republic
We have a constitution
The people decide
Part 4. The living republic
The first term
The gift of a peaceful transition
- Afterword: in their footsteps
Appendix: Washington's farewell address
To Rescue the Constitution by Bret Baier is a history of how George Washington helped guide the United States through its most fragile early years. It explains how the weak Articles of Confederation nearly caused the new nation to fail, and how Washington’s leadership at the Constitutional Convention helped create the U.S. Constitution. The book also shows how, as the first president, he set key precedents—like a strong but limited executive branch and peaceful transfer of power—that helped stabilize the young republic.
9780063039605
/ B152r 2024