Download Addressing America: George Washington's Farewell and the Making of National Culture, Politics, and Diplomacy, 1796-1852 AudioBook Free
In his presidential Farewell Address of 1796, George Washington shown a series of maxims to steer the construction of an wise foreign insurance plan. He assumed, as did decades of his adherents, that if the United States stayed true to the principles he discussed, the country would eventually attain national greatness and international respectability. By concentrating on the enduring effect of the Farewell Address on 19th-century Us citizens, and on the abiding devotion to Washington, Jeffrey Malanson brings the Address back to the limelight for 21st-century listeners. When individuals gathered in town halls, city commons, and local churches to commemorate Washington, engagement with the Farewell Address was a cornerstone of their celebrations. This total annual re-dedication to Washington's principles made the Farewell Address both a construction for the attainment of national happiness and success, and a blueprint for national security. Through its focus on the diplomatic, politics, and cultural impacts of Washington's Farewell Address, Handling America reasserts the fundamental need for this critical file to the introduction of the United States in the first half of the 19th hundred years.
