"MR. PRESIDENT"

George Washington and the Making of the Nation's Highest Office

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Feb 10, 2015

Page Count

288 Pages

ISBN-13

9780306823534

Description

In this startling look at the birth of American government, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger shows how George Washington transformed the presidency from a ceremonial post into the most powerful office on earth. Washington combined political cunning, daring, and sheer genius to seize ever-widening powers and impose law and order on the young nation while ensuring individual freedom for its citizens.