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Washington's end : the final years and forgotten struggle

Horn, Jonathan 1982- (author.).

Summary: This book begins where most biographies of George Washington leave off, with the first president exiting office after eight years and entering what would become the most bewildering stage of his life. Surrendering power proved more difficult than he imagined, and the statesman who had staked his legacy on withdrawing from public life would feud with his successors and find himself drawn back into military command. The patriarch who had dedicated his life to uniting his country would leave his name to a new capital city destined to become synonymous with political divisions.

Record details

ISBN: 1501154230
ISBN: 9781501154232
Physical Description: xi, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
print
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-315) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

List of Maps -- Prologue: History's Current -- Part I. Citizen. Private Life -- Place in History -- Sons of the Childless -- Secret Letters -- The Once and Future Commander in Chief -- Part II. Commander. Sedition Act -- Second-in-Command -- Bewitched -- Guardianship -- Testament -- Washington Sinks -- Part III. City. Washington Rises -- Epilogue: We Are All -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index.