Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MS2ONII |
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| Number of Pages | : | 395 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Once celebrated as civic scripture, more widely reprinted than the Declaration of Independence, the Farewell Address is now almost forgotten. Now the Farewell Address may inspire a new generation to re-center our politics and reunite our nation through the lessons rooted in Washington's experience. Woodrow Wilson invoked it for nation-building; Eisenhower for Cold War; Reagan for religion. He established the precedent for the peaceful transfer of power. Its message remains starkly relevant. In Washington's Farewell, John Avlon offers a stunning portrait of our first president and his battle to save America from self-destruction. At the end of his second term, Washington surprised Americans by publishing h
"A Must Read for All Americans" according to TominAtl. I for one never even new this document existed. It was never discussed or taught or even reviewed upon in any of my history classes. Washington had an incredible foresight into what would come down our way with future generations. With the hyper partisanship that is strangling our government's very ability to govern itself it, I would daresay if not only our elected leaders but also the general public would at least read the original text, if not this extremely well written and very engaging book, we could perhaps bring ourselves back from the brink of a burgeoning autocracy that our hyper partisanship has opened the door for. Thank y. J. Grattan said Nice overview. This nice overview examines not only the words of Washington’s not short Farewell, but also puts it in the context of the times. The author laments that the Farewell is basically forgotten in our time. But that is the nature of such heartfelt writings; the appeal and durability of such is usually quite limited.It’s entirely understandable that Washington felt compelled to write his Farewell. The 1790’s were turbulent times. The US Constitution was constructed because the various states were in disarray. But even after the first government was formed, there were bitter divides over newly formulated policies. In additi. Provides a deep understanding of the personal struggle to continue Provides a deep understanding of the personal struggle to continue public service while the country needed his leadership to manage the class 5 political white water rivers. The insults published in papers and petty slurs from his own staff were beyond the pale. (the same politicians who helped convince him to stay for a second term) John Avalon is a gifted writer who lends a detailed account of the final farewell.