Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Fagal, Andrew J. B.

Titel

GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA

Ist Teil von

• Reviews in American History, 2016-12, Vol.44 (4), p.551-560

Ort / Verlag

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

Project MUSE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In addition to published sources such as these, University of Virginia Press' digital American Founding Era Collection, and the National Archives and Records Administration's Founders Online offer researchers unparalleled access to Washington's writings, as well as those of other prominent figures.2 Alongside increasing access to primary sources, the fellowships offered by the relatively new Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon afford graduate students, professors, and independent scholars alike the time and resources necessary to work on Washington-related projects.3 The importance of the modern documentary editions of Washington's papers is evident in the four works currently under review, despite differences in their subject matter, scope, and interpretation. [...]the true republican interest in the legislature should insulate the president's authority from corrupting influences by granting the bearer of the office a significant title.