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02348aam a22003858i 4500 001 8A40D27431B811E981F9B12597128E48 003 SILO 005 20190216010018 008 141124t20162016mnuab j 000 0beng 010 $a 2014045360 020 $a 1467779245 020 $a 9781467779241 (lb : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $e rda $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E312.66 $b .G65 2016 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Goddu, Krystyna Poray, $e author. 245 10 $a George Washington's Presidency / $c Krystyna Poray Goddu. 264 1 $a Minneapolis : $b Lerner Publishing, $c [2016] 300 $a 104 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 0 $a Presidential Powerhouses 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 98) and index. 505 0 $a Before the presidency -- Becoming President and setting precedents -- Power plays -- Uneasy borders, uneasy relations -- Neutrality abroad -- Securing peace and trade abroad -- Deepening divisions at home -- Private citizen, public legacy. 520 $a In 1789, when George Washington took office as the nation's first president, the United States was an experiment that could easily fail. Only a few years earlier, the fledgling democracy had broken away from British rule. The thirteen states were vying for power and had only reluctantly accepted a strong central government. Whoever led that central government would face many challenges. Most Americans believed Washington was the right person for the job. He worked to revive the struggling economy, secure the nation's borders, and gain the respect of other nations. And by inventing many of his duties and powers as he went along, he shaped the presidency into a strong and influential office. 521 0 $a Grades 7-8. 650 10 $a Washington, George, 1732-1799 $d 1732-1799 $x Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Presidents $x Juvenile literature. $x Biography $x Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Generals $x Juvenile literature. $x Biography $x Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Leadership $x Juvenile literature. $x Case studies $x Juvenile literature. 941 $a 3 952 $l LEPI975 $d 20231006012358.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909042108.0 952 $l SLPC094 $d 20201001142441.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8A40D27431B811E981F9B12597128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search