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03892aam a2200445Ii 4500 001 B2D33BC84B4611E7B8F764B7DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170607010103 008 141101r20152014nyuabf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0062248685 020 $a 9780062248688 035 $a (OCoLC)894310244 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $e rda $c BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BIB $d OCLCF $d NGU $d EQO $d OCL $d OCLCQ $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Larson, Edward J. $q (Edward John), $e author. 245 14 $a The return of George Washington : $b uniting the states, 1783-1789 / $c Edward J. Larson. 250 $a First William Morrow paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, $c 2015. 300 $a 366 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color), maps ; $c 23 cm 500 $a Originally published by William Morrow in 2014. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a From New York to Mount Vernon, 1782-1786. Retiring becomes him ; Reeling in the West ; To go or not to go -- To, from, and in Philadelphia, 1787. The center holds ; In his image ; "Little short of a miracle" -- From Mount Vernon to New York, 1788-1789. Ratifying Washington ; The first federal elections ; The inaugural parades -- Epilogue. 520 2 $a "Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson recovers a crucially important--yet almost always overlooked--chapter of George Washington's life, revealing how Washington saved the United States by coming out of retirement to lead the Constitutional Convention and serve as our first president. After leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, George Washington shocked the world: he retired. In December 1783, General Washington, the most powerful man in the country, stepped down as Commander in Chief and returned to private life at Mount Vernon. Yet as Washington contentedly grew his estate, the fledgling American experiment floundered. Under the Articles of Confederation, the weak central government was unable to raise revenue to pay its debts or reach a consensus on national policy. The states bickered and grew apart. When a Constitutional Convention was established to address these problems, its chances of success were slim. Jefferson, Madison, and the other Founding Fathers realized that only one man could unite the fractious states: George Washington. Reluctant, but duty-bound, Washington rode to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to preside over the Convention. Although Washington is often overlooked in most accounts of the period, this masterful new history from Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward J. Larson brilliantly uncovers Washington's vital role in shaping the Convention--and shows how it was only with Washington's support and his willingness to serve as president that the states were brought together and ratified the Constitution, thereby saving the country"--Publisher's website. 600 10 $a Washington, George, $d 1732-1799. 600 17 $a Washington, George, $d 1732-1799. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00178100 610 10 $a United States. $b Constitutional Convention $d (1787) 611 27 $a Constitutional Convention (United States : 1787) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01695393 648 7 $a 1783-1789 $2 fast 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Constitutional history $z United States. 650 7 $a Constitutional history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00875777 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Presidents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075723 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1783-1789. 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 941 $a 1 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20170607010551.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B2D33BC84B4611E7B8F764B7DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search