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The First Congress : how James Madison, George Washington, and a group of extraordinary men invented the government
- Title
- The First Congress : how James Madison, George Washington, and a group of extraordinary men invented the government / Fergus M. Bordewich.
- Author
- Bordewich, Fergus M.
- Publication
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-3640 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xv, 396 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "The First Congress was the most important in US history says prizewinning author and historian Fergus Bordewich, because it established how our government would actually function. Had it failed--as many at the time feared it would--it's possible that the United States as we know it would not exist today,"--NoveList.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-377) and index.
- Contents
- Preface: Nebuchadnezzar's monster -- An ocean always turbulent -- The fostering hand of government -- A new era -- Pomp and quiddling -- A very perplexing business -- A great and delicate subject -- Vile politics -- Propositions of a doubtful nature -- Paper guarantees -- A centre without parallel -- Interlude I -- The labyrinth of finance -- A gross national iniquity -- The trumpet of sedition -- Cabals, meetings, plots & counterplots -- A southern position -- Indians -- Interlude II -- Freedom's favorite seat -- A most mischievous engine -- Epilogue: American dawn.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-3640
- ISBN
- 9781451691931
- 1451691939
- 9781451692136 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015017286
- OCLC
- 910566523
- Author
- Bordewich, Fergus M., author.
- Title
- The First Congress : how James Madison, George Washington, and a group of extraordinary men invented the government / Fergus M. Bordewich.
- Publisher
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-377) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1789 - 1797
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-3640