The Great Divide
Subtitle: The Conflict Between Washington and Jefferson that Defined a Nation
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780306821271
Description: "In the months after her husband's death, Martha Washington told several friends that the two worst days of her life were the day George died--and the day Thomas Jefferson came to Mount Vernon to offer his condolences. What could elicit such a strong reaction from the nation's original first lady? Though history tends to cast the early years of America in a glow of camaraderie, there were, in fact, many conflicts among the Founding Fathers--none more important than the one between George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The chief disagreement between these former friends centered on the highest, most original public office created by the Constitutional Convention--the presidency. They also argued violently about the nation's foreign policy, the role of merchants and farmers in a republic, and the durability of the union itself. At the root of all these disagreements were two sharply different visions for the nation's future. Acclaimed historian Thomas Fleming examines how the differing temperaments and leadership styles of Washington and Jefferson shaped two opposing views of the presidency--and the nation. The clash between these two gifted men, both of whom cared deeply about the United States of America, profoundly influenced the next two centuries of America's history and resonates in the present day."--Book jacket.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: The Man Who Lived Dangerously
pagenum: 4; label: 2
title: The Man Who Loved to Legislate-But Hated to Govern
pagenum: 17; label: 3
title: Should This Constitution Be Ratified?
pagenum: 33; label: 4
title: The President and His Partner Begin Making History
pagenum: 47; label: 5
title: The Birth of an Idealogue
pagenum: 58; label: 6
title: The President Takes Charge
pagenum: 69; label: 7
title: The Secretary of State from Paris
pagenum: 78; label: 8
title: Mr. Jefferson Wins a Victory That He Soon Regrets
pagenum: 90; label: 9
title: From Disagreements to the First Divide
pagenum: 101; label: 10
title: When Best-Laid Plans Go Wrong
pagenum: 115; label: 11
title: The President-and the Secretary of State-Make Up Their Minds
pagenum: 127; label: 12
title: The Problems of the Secretary of State's Polar Star
pagenum: 139; label: 13
title: Can America Remain Neutral in a Warring World?
pagenum: 153; label: 14
title: Challenging Old Man Washington
pagenum: 164; label: 15
title: The Secretary of State Calls it Quits
pagenum: 178; label: 16
title: Shooting Wars Loom on Several Doorsteps
pagenum: 187; label: 17
title: Will Whiskey Rebels Unravel the Union?
pagenum: 196; label: 18
title: A Master Politician Takes Charge
pagenum: 204; label: 19
title: The End of Three Friendships
pagenum: 217; label: 20
title: A Very Political Farewell
pagenum: 230; label: 21
title: Martha Washing Sends a Message
pagenum: 237; label: 22
title: The Vice President as Party Boss
pagenum: 244; label: 23
title: The Ultimate Divide
pagenum: 259; label: 24
title: The Death That Changed Everything
pagenum: 273; label: 25
title: The Race to Make the Vice First
pagenum: 281; label: 26
title: The UnWashington President in His Federal Village
pagenum: 288; label: 27
title: How a Mosquito Rescued Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
pagenum: 300; label: 28
title: An Empire vs. A Constitution
pagenum: 307; label: 29
title: The Voters Speak the Language of Praise
pagenum: 321; label: 30
title: The Improbable Failures of a Triumphant Second Term
pagenum: 335; label: 31
title: The President vs. The Chief Justice
pagenum: 349; label: 32
title: The Final Defeat of an UnWashington President
pagenum: 357; label: 33
title: The Transformation of James Madison
pagenum: 368; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 383; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 391; title: Notes
pagenum: 393; title: Index
pagenum: 411