First in Peace: How George Washington Set the Course for America
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.98 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306816199 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Just before he died after a long and distinguished international career as a politician, commentator, and author, Conor Cruise O’Brien completed a study of George Washington’s presidency. presidency, and reveals Washington’s clear-sighted political wisdom while exposing Jefferson’s dangerous ideology. Cruise O’Brien makes the case that Washington, not Jefferson, was the true democrat, and commends his clarity of vision in restoring good relations with Britain, his preference for order and pragmatism, and his aversion to French political extremism.. Cruise O’Brien has been described as a man who so persistently asks the right questions” (The Economist), and in this, his last book, he explores the question of how early America’s future was determined.First in Peace considers the dissension between Washington and Jefferson during the first U.S
From Booklist These posthumously published essays by Irish historian O’Brien, who died in 2008, explore President George Washington’s foreign policies of the 1790s. Wary of France and the support its revolution enjoyed in America, Washington set course in 1789 toward a rapprochement with Britain. Washington’s decisive peace-seeking gesture toward Britain, the controversial Jay Treaty of 1795, elicits O’Brien’s assessment of Washington’s importance in keeping America at peace amid the war between Britain and France. Introduced by Christopher Hitchens, O’Brien’s valediction should intrigue in-depth history readers. All that
"George Washington and the French Revolution" according to Robin Friedman. I found Cruise O'Brien's last book, "First in Peace" (2009) in the process of searching for something to read in celebration of Presidents' Day. The late Conor Cruise O'Brien (1917 - 2008) was an Irish diplomat and politican and an international scholar. O'Brien wrote about, among other things, Irish politics, the State of Israel, the French Revolution, early American history, and Edmund Burke. Although known for his lef. Another reason Washington was the best President ever Michael E. Newton Interesting look at Washington's Presidency, the challenges he faced, and the attacks against him. O'Brien takes a very pro-Washington view point and, likewise, is favorable to Hamilton. O'Brien makes Thomas Jefferson look like a modern day politician more interested in power than doing what's right, not surprising from the author of Long Affair Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution.This book takes a sporadic look a. "Washington, Jefferson, & the French Revolution" according to hrladyship. In his final book, First in Peace, Conor Cruise O'Brien, examines Washington's view of and handling of foreign relations, particularly involving Great Britain and France. It is France of the Revolution and the excesses in that period, many of which Washington predicted or expected. It has been said by another reviewer that this book might have been longer had O'Brien not passed away shortly after writing this, which migh