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Carregando... First in Peace: How George Washington Set the Course for Americade Conor Cruise O'Brien
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Just before he died after a long and distinguished international career as a politician, commentator, and author, Conor Cruise O'Brien completed a study of George Washington's presidency. Cruise O'Brien has been described as "a man who so persistently asks the right questions" (The Economist), and in this, his last book, he explores the question of how early America's future was determined. First in Peace considers the dissension between Washington and Jefferson during the first U.S. presidency, and reveals Washington's clear-sighted political wisdom while exposing Jefferson's dangerous ideology. Cruise O'Brien makes the case that Washington, not Jefferson, was the true democrat, and commends his clarity of vision in restoring good relations with Britain, his preference for order and pragmatism, and his aversion to French political extremism. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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It is clear, Conor Cruise O'Brien is a well studied scholar and passionate about George Washington and Thomas Jefferson; he not only forwards his own opinions, but takes on generations of Washington biographers to "set the record straight." Even more interestingly, Mr O'Brien, as introduced by Christopher Hitchens, is most commonly aligned with the far Left. Mr O'Brien, a former Irish politician and diplomat, goes to lengths not typical of an anti-colonialist to defend a Founding Father, by doing so, the author works so practically to prove George Washington stood correct in his suspicions of the French Revolution.
A very interesting book which will shed some suspicion on Thomas Jefferson, enlighten those who believe that politics has never been so vicious as they are now, and spark interest in learning more about the French Revolution and its influence on America. ( )