Washington's government : charting the origins of the federal administration / edited by Max M. Edling and Peter J. Kastor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edling, Max M., editor.

Kastor, Peter J., editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Early American histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--United States--History--18th century.

Federal government.

History.

United States--Politics and government--1789-1797.

United States.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 280 pages).

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Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction: Creating the Federal Government

George Washington and the Cabinet: The Unlikely Development of an Unintended Institution / Lindsay M. Chervinsky

Washington's Workforce: Reconstructing the Federal Government at the Moment of Its Creation / Peter J. Kastor

The Theory and Practice of Federalist Political Economy / Gautham Rao

Creating Interdepartmental Collaboration: Federal Judges, the Remitting Act, and Cooperative State Building / Kate Elizabeth Brown

Indian Affairs and the Relentless American State / Stephen J. Rockwell

"The Next Great Work to Be Accomplished": American Armament Policy / Andrew J. B. Fagal

From Constitution Making to State Building: The Washington Administration and the Law of Nations / Daniel J. Hulsebosch

The Legislative Output of Congress / Max M. Edling

Afterword: Reflections on the Political History of the Early Republic / Rosemarie Zagarri.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 19, 2021).

Local Notes:

Master record variable field(s) change: 050

Other Format:

Print version: Washington's government

ISBN:

9780813946146

081394614X

Publisher Number:

40030583490

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.