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Washington's government : charting the origins of the federal administration
Title
Washington's government : charting the origins of the federal administration / edited by Max M. Edling and Peter J. Kastor.
ISBN
9780813946139
0813946131
9780813946146
Publication
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2021]
Physical Description
viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This collection of essays investigates the federal government of the United States at its moment of origin, the Washington Administration"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Washington's government Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 03, 2021
Series
Early american histories.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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