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To rescue the Constitution : George Washington and the fragile American experiment Cover Image

To rescue the Constitution : George Washington and the fragile American experiment / Bret Baier with Catherine Whitney.

Baier, Bret (author). Whitney, Catherine, 1950- (author).

Summary:

"George Washington rescued the nation three times: first by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, second by presiding over the Constitutional Convention that set the blueprint for the United States and ushering the Constitution through a fractious ratification process, and third by leading the nation as its first president. After the War of Independence, the states were no more than a loosely knit and contentious confederation with no strong central union. At the calling of a Constitutional Convention to meet in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787, Washington set aside his plan to retire to Mount Vernon and agreed to be a delegate. As president of the convention he successfully brought the Constitution into being. Washington then sacrificed any hope of returning to private life by accepting the unanimous election to be the nation's first president. Baier captures the critical moments when Washington's leadership brought the nation from the brink of collapse." -- Adapted from jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780063039582
ISBN: 0063039583
Physical Description: xix, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Mariner Books, [2023].
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-345) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Our common ground -- Prologue: Where are the delegates? -- Part one: Making of Washington. A stroke of destiny ; King's uniform ; Breaking point ; Colonies convene -- Part two: Call for independence. Command ; "Victory or death" ; Washington's crucible ; Final fight -- Part three: Rescuing the constitution. Unraveling union ; Scaffold of a republic ; We have a constitution ; People decide -- Part four: Living republic. First term ; Gift of a peaceful transition -- Afterword: In their footsteps.