"MR. PRESIDENT"

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

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By Harlow Giles Unger

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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.

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Feb 10, 2015
Page Count
288 pages
Publisher
Da Capo Press
ISBN-13
9780306823534

Harlow Giles Unger

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Acclaimed historian Harlow Giles Unger is a former Distinguished Visiting Fellow at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. He is the author of twenty-six previous books, including twelve biographies of America’s Founding Fathers and three histories of the early Republic. He lives in New York City.

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