To rescue the Constitution : George Washington and the fragile American experiment
Record details
- ISBN: 0063039583
- ISBN: 9780063039582
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Physical Description:
xix, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
print - 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. |
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Subject: | Washington, George 1732-1799 United States. Constitutional Convention (1787) Presidents United States Biography United States History 1783-1815 |
Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 21 of 33 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
Holds
- 5 current holds with 33 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | B Was (Text) | 30308101340512 | Adult New Biography | Checked out | 03/22/2024 |