Washington's Farewell : The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations
Avlon, John P.2017
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"The Farewell was published at the end of Washington's second term. It was reprinted in newspapers across the country. The President began the letter during his first term intending to retire but was persuaded by Hamilton and Jefferson to run for a second. By the end of that term he was the object of scurrilous press attacks and alarmed by the growing partisan bitterness. Fearful for the country's future, Washington pled with his countrymen to resist hyper-partisanship and foreign alliances. He called for u
Main title:
Author:
Avlon, John P., author
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Imprint:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Collation:
x, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Linking notes:
Online version: Avlon, John P., author. Washington's farewell New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017
ISBN:
9781476746463 (hardback)9781476746470 (paperback)9781476746487 (ebook)
Dewey class:
973.41092
LC class:
E312.952
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2467715