Leibiger, Stuart.

Founding Friendship : George Washington, James Madison, and the Creation of the American Republic. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (297 pages)

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Winning Independence -- Chapter 2: Improving Rivers and Friendships -- Chapter 3: Framing and Ratifying the Constitution -- Chapter 4: Washington's "Prime Minister" -- Chapter 5: Friendship Tested -- Chapter 6: Founding Washington, D.C. -- Chapter 7: Four More Years -- Chapter 8: "Neutrality" -- Chapter 9: Domestic Order and Disorder -- Chapter 10: Estrangement and Farewell -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

The development of their friendship, and eventual estrangement, mirrors in fascinating ways the political development of the early Republic.

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Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Friends and associates.
Madison, James, -- 1751-1836 -- Friends and associates.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.


Electronic books.

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