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1 online resource (264 pages) |
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Cover; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Constructing the Farewell Address; 2. Washington's Farewell in the American Mind, 1796-1817; 3. John Quincy Adams and the Legacy of the Farewell Address; 4. America's Fundamental Principles of Foreign Policy and the Panama Congress of 1826; 5. The Revaluing of American Principles, 1826-1850; 6. "Washington or Kossuth?": The Farewell Address in the American Mind at Midcentury; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
In his presidential Farewell Address of 1796, George Washington presented a series of maxims to guide the construction of a wise foreign policy. He believed, as did generations 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. These principles quickly became engrained in the DNA of what it meant to be an American in the first half of the nineteenth century, shaping the formation of U.S. foreign policy, politics, and political culture. The Declaration of Independence af |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799. Farewell address.
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Influence
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 fast |
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Farewell address (Washington, George) fast |
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National characteristics, American.
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Diplomatic relations
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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National characteristics, American
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1783-1865.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140063
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781631011610 |
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1631011618 |
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