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

Other author/creatorEdling, Max M. editor.
Other author/creatorKastor, Peter J., editor.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2021]
Descriptionviii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Early american histories
Early American histories. ^A1144393
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.
Abstract "This collection of essays investigates the federal government of the United States at its moment of origin, the Washington Administration"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Washington's government Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021. 9780813946146
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2021000461
ISBN9780813946139
ISBN0813946131 hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication

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