John P Kaminski

George Clinton

Yeoman Politician of the New Republic

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first biography in over half a century of New York's first governor and vice president under Jefferson and Madison, George Clinton analyzes the public career of this pivotal founder who has remained lost to history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 193mm x 285mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780945612179
• ISBN-10: 0945612176
• Artikelnr.: 21570016

Autorenporträt

By John P. Kaminski

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction: George Clinton: The
Enigma Part 3 Preparing for Leadership Chapter 4 Laying the Foundation
Chapter 5 The Lawyer Becomes a Legislator Chapter 6 An Advantageous
Marriage Chapter 7 The Call to Congress Chapter 8 The Militia General Part
9 The Wartime Governor Chapter 10 The General Becomes Governor Chapter 11
Outnumbered in the Highlands Chapter 12 Further Defenses for the Hudson
Chapter 13 Slaughter on the Frontier Chapter 14 Stemming the Mutinies
Chapter 15 A Stronger Congress Chapter 16 A New Danger Chapter 17 Business
With the Commander-in-Chief Chapter 18 The Governor's Advice Chapter 19 The
State Reunited Chapter 20 The Commander-in-Chief and the Governor Part Part
21 Shaping the Empire State Chapter 22 The State Faces Peace Chapter 23
Vermont Secedes Chapter 24 The Loyalist Problem Chapter 25 The Western
Lands Endangered Chapter 26 The Western Posts Chapter 27 The Impost: A
Harbor for Whose Benefit? Chapter 28 A Devastated Economy Chapter 29
Mobocracy Part 30 The New Constitution Chapter 31 The Constitutional
Convention Chapter 32 Attacked by an Old Friend Chapter 33 A Quiet Stance
Chapter 34 Electing the Governor Chapter 35 The State Convention Chapter 36
The Second General Convention Chapter 37 An Antifederalist Vice President
Chapter 38 A Fifth Term Part 39 A State Republican Leader Chapter 40
Rebuilding a Majority Chapter 41 Reacting to Hamilton's Plan Chapter 42
Campaigning in '92 Chapter 43 A Tarnished Victory Part 44 A National
Republican Chapter 45 A Second Attempt at the Vice Presidency Chapter 46
The Decision to Retire Chapter 47 A Short Retirement Chapter 48 Another
Term as Governor Chapter 49 The Vice Presidency Chapter 50 An Unsuccesful
Bid for the Presidency Chapter 51 The Lamented Patriot Chapter 52 Notes
Chapter 53 Bibliography of Short Titles Chapter 54 Index