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James McHenry, Forgotten Federalist /
A Scots-Irish immigrant, James McHenry determined to make something of his life. Trained as a physician, he joined the American Revolution when war broke out. He then switched to a more military role, serving on the staffs of George Washington and Lafayette. He entered government after the war and s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2013
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| Colección: | Studies in the legal history of the South.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- part one : becoming an American
- "Of a persevering temper"
- "The commencement of our independence"
- "The events of war are uncontroulable"
- "I gave up soft beds"
- "Sorcery and majic"
- part two : politics, state and national
- "Transition from the military to the civil line"
- "A delicate task"
- "For the general good"
- "A friendship independent of brotherhood"
- "Not wholly lost to ambition"
- "I am scarce mistress of my conduct"
- part three : Secretary of War
- "A prudent, firm, frugal officer"
- "Are we forever to be overawed and directed by party passions?"
- "Mitigated hostilities"
- "I must be allowed to chuse"
- "Referred to the general officers"
- "A paltry insurrection"
- "I have always...considered you as a man of understanding and of the strictest integrity"
- part four : retirement
- "To retire to the shades of tranquility"
- "At the twilight's last gleaming"
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.