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245 10 a| 1789 :b| George Washington and the founders create America /c| Thomas B. Allen.;

246 30 a| George Washington and the founders create America;

250 a| First Rowman & Littlefield edition.;

264 1 a| Lanham, Maryland :b| Rowman & Littlefield,c| 2023.;

300 a| 396 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| Previous title: 1789: the year that launched America.;

520 a| "In 1789, the federal government described in the recently ratified U.S. Constitution came into being. Drawing on hundreds of sources to paint a vivid portrait of the new nation, veteran journalist Thomas B. Allen tells the long-hidden history of how George Washington and the other Founders set this new federal government into motion"--c| Provided by publisher.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-376) and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue: Eleven states create a nation -- The great cause -- The specter of a king -- The reluctant president -- Out with the old -- A new government awakens -- "Now a king" -- Etiquette advice for the president -- "All is bare creation" -- The constitution as blueprint -- Counting we the people -- America's "other persons" -- A tub full of rights -- "He shall have power" -- Stricken Washington, fearful nation -- Washington gets a Bastille key -- Seeing America's farms and factories -- Many pirates -- and no navy -- The second session: Hope and angst -- On the frontier, spies and plots -- Toward an American language -- Epilogue: in rising glory -- Appendices: The "correct" constitution of the United States; Inside the dozen: The Bill of Rights; A timeline of the founding of the United States and the federal government.;

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1789 : George Washington and the founders create America / Thomas B. Allen.

Author/creator	Allen, Thomas B. author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Rowman & Littlefield edition.
Publication	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
Copyright Date	©2021
Description	396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Washington, George, 1732-1799. Constitutional history--United States. Histoire constitutionnelle--États-Unis. United States--History. --Constitutional period, 1789-1809. United States--Politics and government. --1789-1809. États-Unis--Histoire. --1789-1809 (Période constitutionnelle). États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement. --1789-1809.

Portion of title	George Washington and the founders create America
Contents	Prologue: Eleven states create a nation -- The great cause -- The specter of a king -- The reluctant president -- Out with the old -- A new government awakens -- "Now a king" -- Etiquette advice for the president -- "All is bare creation" -- The constitution as blueprint -- Counting we the people -- America's "other persons" -- A tub full of rights -- "He shall have power" -- Stricken Washington, fearful nation -- Washington gets a Bastille key -- Seeing America's farms and factories -- Many pirates -- and no navy -- The second session: Hope and angst -- On the frontier, spies and plots -- Toward an American language -- Epilogue: in rising glory -- Appendices: The "correct" constitution of the United States; Inside the dozen: The Bill of Rights; A timeline of the founding of the United States and the federal government.
Abstract	"In 1789, the federal government described in the recently ratified U.S. Constitution came into being. Drawing on hundreds of sources to paint a vivid portrait of the new nation, veteran journalist Thomas B. Allen tells the long-hidden history of how George Washington and the other Founders set this new federal government into motion"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Previous title: 1789: the year that launched America.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-376) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Allen, Thomas B. 1789 Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, [2023] 9781538183106
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2023032237
ISBN	9781538183090 hardcover
ISBN	1538183099 hardcover
ISBN	electronic publication

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