Washington's Government Charting the Origins of the Federal Administration

Washington's Government shows how George Washington's administration the subject of remarkably little previous study was both more dynamic and more uncertain than previously thought. Rather than simply following a blueprint laid out by the Constitution, Washington and his advisors construc...

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Main Authors Edling, Max, Kastor, Peter J, Brown, Kate E, Chervinsky, Lindsay M, Fagal, Andrew J. B, Hulsebosch, Daniel J, Rao, Gautham, Rockwell, Stephen J, Zagarri, Rosemarie
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Charlottesville University of Virginia Press 2021
Edition1
SeriesEarly American Histories
Subjects
Federal government
Federal government-United States-History-18th century
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ISBN0813946131
9780813946139

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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- George Washington and the Cabinet -- Washington's Workforce -- The Theory and Practice of Federalist Political Economy -- Creating Interdepartmental Collaboration -- Indian Affairs and the Relentless American State -- "The Next Great Work to Be Accomplished" -- From Constitution Making to State Building -- The Legislative Output of Congress -- Afterword -- Contributors -- Index