A Great and Good Man: George Washington in the Eyes of His ContemporariesJohn P. Kaminski, Jill Adair McCaughan Madison House, 1989 - 244페이지 A Great and Good Man presents a lively collection of contemporary letters, poems, addresses, and newspaper reports that demonstrate the remarkable esteem in which Washington was held. Washington would become, after his death, a true symbol of the American republic. This selection of materials, many reprinted for the first time since the eighteenth century, shows that in his life Washington had already become the Father of his country and was acclaimed for his sense of honor, his heroism, and his wisdom. Dating from his farewell orders to the Continental Army in 1783 to his retirement from the executive office of the United States of America, the selections in this book illuminate the role that Washington played in the public imagination. His willing relinquishment of military authority in 1783 shocked the world, and set him on a path toward greater political glory as he presided over the Constitutional Convention and then became the first President of the country. Here we see Washington as he stood before and was addressed by the nation--praised by politicians, advised by foreigners, and lionized by citizens. In Washington's own letters and addresses we also glimpse the canny side of Washington, a man who was careful with his public image and was a shrewd gamesman in the political arena. By the time he took presidential office in 1789 few questioned his political acumen and national leaders were dependent on his leadership. The editors of A Great and Good Man have set the context for their carefully selected documents with insightful introductions; and their thorough index greatly enhances the accessibility of the material presented. |
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... Accept of my warmest & sincerest congratulations , upon your appointment to the Presidency of the United States of America ! & altho ' it cannot add to the Illus- trious Character , you have so justly merited & estab- lished through the ...
... accept his Address as the " disinterested warnings of a parting friend , who can possibly have no personal mo- tive to biass his counsel . " He advised Americans to cher- ish the Union- " a main Pillar in the Edifice of your real ...
... accept under that character — that by such acceptance , it may place itself in the condition of having given equivalents for nominal favours and yet of being reproached with ingratitude for not giving more . - There can be no greater ...