A revolutionary friendship : Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic /

"After Thomas Jefferson visited Mount Vernon in 1801 to pay his respects to George Washington's widow, Martha Washington remembered the encounter as the second-worst experience of her life-after the death of her husband. The two founders had become estranged by the time that Washington die...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cogliano, Francis D. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2024.
Subjects:	Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Friends and associates. Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Adversaries. Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Friends and associates. Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Adversaries. Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 Washington, George, > 1732-1799 United States > Politics and government > To 1775. United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783. United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1775. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1809. Enemies Friendship Politics and government United States To 1809

Table of Contents:

Never Did Nature and Fortune Combine More Perfectly
My Great Good Fortune
Drivers of Negroes
Americans Will Never Be Tax'd without Their Own Consent
An Immense Misfortune to the Whole Empire
Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honour
That Service to the Cause of Liberty
Yr. Most Obedt. & very Hble. Servt.
The Same World Will Scarcely Do for Them and Us
I Like Much the General Idea of Framing a Government
I Will Converse with You on the Subject
The Sincerity of a Friendship
Cruel War Against Human Nature Itself.