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History enthusiasts and admirers of Team of Rivals will rejoice in this magisterial account of the extraordinary Americans who served the nation's first chief executive: Together, they created the presidency for a country disgusted by crowns and the people who would wear them. In 1789, as George Washington became the first president of the United States, the world was all but certain that the American experiment in liberty and representative government would founder. More than a few Americans feared that the world was right. In Washington's Circle, we see how Washington and his trusted advisers, close friends, and devoted family defied the doomsayers to lay the foundation for an enduring constitutional republic. This is a fresh look at an aloof man whose service in the Revolutionary War had already earned him the acclaim of fellow citizens.
About the Author
More than thirty-five years ago, David and Jeanne Heidler decided to test the strength of their marriage by working together researching and writing about American history. In addition to teaching history - careers from which they are both now retired, Jeanne as Professor Emerita of History, United States Air Force Academy - they have collaborated on numerous books and articles about the early American Republic, Jacksonian America, and the Civil War. Their most recent works include the critically acclaimed Henry Clay: The Essential American and the award-winning Washington's Circle: The Creation of the President (recipient of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 2016 Award for Excellence in American History) . Their next book is The Rise of Andrew Jackson: Myth, Manipulation, and Making of Modern Politics, which Basic Books will publish in October 2018. As for the marriage, so far so good.
