Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation
by Smith, Richard Norton
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- ISBN 10
- 0395524423
- ISBN 13
- 9780395524428
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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company; A Richard Todd Book, 1993. xxi, 424 pages; 24 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed and warmly inscribed by the author. A near-fine copy of the first printing, age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "A dramatic portrait of George Washington's presidential years, Patriarch is a gripping story of politics and statecraft. Smith describes Washington's struggle to preside over the bitter feud between Jefferson and Hamilton--two brilliant members of his cabinet--while attempting to distinguish the first presidency. / Richard Norton Smith is the author ofThomas E. Dewey and His Times and biographies of George Washington and Herbert Hoover. A distinguished political speechwriter, he has worked especially closely with Bob and Elizabeth Dole, with whom he collaborated on their best-selling memoir Unlimited Partners. The director of the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library, he lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan." - Publisher.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.
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- Title
- Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation
- Author
- Smith, Richard Norton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0395524423
- ISBN 13
- 9780395524428
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company; A Richard Todd Book
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES;
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