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The Great divide : the conflict between Washington and Jefferson that defined a nation / Thomas Fleming.

Van Pelt Library E210 .F54 2015
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fleming, Thomas J., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States.
Politics and government.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
Political leadership--United States.
Political leadership.
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Washington, George.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas.
Physical Description:
vii, 424 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
First Da Capo Press edition.
Place of Publication:
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.
Contents:
The Man Who Lived Dangerously
The Man Who Loved to Legislate-But Hated to Govern
Should This Constitution be Ratified?
The President and His Partner Begin Making History
The Birth of an Ideologue
The President Takes Charge
The Secretary of State from Paris
Mr. Jefferson Wins a Victory That He Soon Regrets
From Disagreements to the First Divide
When Best-Laid Plans Go Wrong
The President-and Secretary of State-Make Up Their Minds
The Problems of the Secretary of State's Polar Star
Can America Remain Neutral in a Warring World?
Challenging Old Man Washington
The Secretary of State Calls It Quits
Shooting Wars Loom on Several Doorsteps
Will Whiskey Rebels Unravel the Union?
A Master Politician Takes Charge
The End of Three Friendships
A Very Political Farewell
Martha Washington Sends a Message
The Vice President as Party Boss
The Ultimate Divide
The Death That Changed Everything
The Race to Make the Vice First
The UnWashington President in His Federal Village
How a Mosquito Rescued Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
An Empire vs. A Constitution
The Voters Speak the Language of Praise
The Improbably Failures of a Triumphant Second Term
The President vs. The Chief Justice
The Final Defeat of an UnWashington President
The Transformation of James Madison
Epilogue.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Reproduction of (manifestation): Fleming, Thomas J. Great divide.
ISBN:
9780306821271
0306821273
OCLC:
880889261

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