{"product_id":"george-washington-the-1st-president-1789-1797-9780805069365","title":"George Washington: The 1st President, 1789-1797","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA premier leadership scholar and an eighteenth-century expert define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Revolutionary hero, founding president, and first citizen of the young republic, George Washington was the most illustrious public man of his time, a man whose image today is the result of the careful grooming of his public persona to include the themes of character, self-sacrifice, and destiny. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Washington sought to interpret the Constitution's assignment of powers to the executive branch and to establish precedent for future leaders, he relied on his key advisers and looked to form consensus as the guiding principle of government. His is a legacy of a successful experiment in collective leadership, great initiatives in establishing a strong executive branch, and the formulation of innovative and lasting economic and foreign policies. James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn also trace the arc of Washington's increasing dissatisfaction with public life and the seeds of dissent and political parties that, ironically, grew from his insistence on consensus. In this compelling and balanced biography, Burns and Dunn give us a rich portrait of the man behind the carefully crafted mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Times Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805069365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2003 pg. 1346\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2003 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 813\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2004 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James MacGregor Burns, Susan Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643901702300,"sku":"9780805069365","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5cc48590-afe0-479c-a37b-7ae00658c666.jpg?v=1603857498","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/george-washington-the-1st-president-1789-1797-9780805069365","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}