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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An elegantly written account of leadership at the most pivotal moment in American history" (Philadelphia Inquirer): Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson reveals how George 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.

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Just when one thought what more could be written about Washington: Larson, a gifted, elegant writer and one of the best historians we've got, condenses to 300 pages seven tumultuous, perilous years in which Washington, and the times, defined our nation's course as the first and greatest modern republic.As if winning the war wasn't enough--GW was critical to maintaining the peace, convening the Constitutional Convention, influencing that document's unique and lasting substance, campaigning for ratification by the states and setting the executive model.With access to extraordinary primary documents--nicely complemented by end-notes, and good illustrations--Larson reveals a powerful, intelligent man, universally loved, torn by duty. Washington wants to see his war's success carried to beneficial conclusion in the birth of a solid republic. He has, however, a substantial enterprise to run, other business ideas (perhaps a trade route west via the Potomac; collecting debts, evicting squatters, opening up commerce) and his heart squarely with his beloved Mt. Vernon and the pleasures of "retirement."Arrayed against him are former allies like Patrick Henry, Clinton of New York, Gerry--patriots all, now opposed to the core principle espoused by Washington, Jay, Madison and others that a strong federal government with checks and balances is a necessary companion to states' rights.The one thing this reader wishes had been treated: what and how did Martha Washington think--or GW think about her?Regardless, at all times, the reader, thanks to Larson's splendid writing, feels as though at Washington's side, listening in; riding with him to the frontier; getting daily de-briefings at the convention; mulling things over fireside or while enjoying one of the "Christmas pyes." With due respect to Ellis, Chernow, Flexner et al., this is one of the most compelling and rewarding insights into what made this indispensable person tick.

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