03872cam a2200349 4500 1012730554 TxGeo 20231020120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780063039599 0063039591 B0BRY7VK95 Amazon 88552700-b78c-40f3-8a27-f2329901d8a7 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9538569 OverDrive (Product ID) TxGeo Baier, Bret. To Rescue the Constitution [Libby (Advantage)] : George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment. HarperCollins, 2023. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 24MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><strong>Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor illuminates George Washington's indispensable contributions to America's founding</strong></p> <p><strong>"To Rescue The Constitution is a masterful exploration of the electrifying struggle to unite a young United States." —Jay Winik</strong></p> <p>A sweeping narrative ranging from the unsettled early American frontier and the battlefields of the Revolution to the history-making clashes within Philadelphia's Independence Hall, Bret Baier's To Rescue the Constitution dramatically reveals the life of George Washington, the Founder who did more than perhaps any other individual to secure the future of the United States.</p> <p>George Washington rescued the nation three times: first by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, second by presiding over the Constitutional Convention that set the blueprint for the United States and ushering the Constitution through a fractious ratification process, and third by leading the nation as its first president. There is no doubt that the struggling new nation needed to be rescued—and that Washington was the only American who could bring the together.</p> <p>After the victorious War of Independence, when a spirit of unity and patriotism might have been expected, instead the nation fractured. The states were no more than a loosely knit and contentious confederation, with no strong central union. It was an urgent matter that led to the calling of a Constitutional Convention to meet in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787.</p> <p>Setting aside his plan to retire to Mount Vernon, Washington agreed to be a delegate at Philadelphia. There he was unanimously elected president of the convention. After successfully bringing the Constitution into being, Washington then sacrificed any hope of returning to private life by accepting the unanimous election to be the nation's first president. Washington was not known for brilliant oratory or prose, but his quiet, steady leadership gave life to the Constitution by showing how it should be enacted.</p> <p>In this vivid and moving portrait of America's early struggles, Baier captures the critical moments when Washington's leadership brought the nation from the brink of collapse. Baier exposes an early America that is grittier and far more divided than is often portrayed—one we can see reflected in today's conflicts.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-10-19 20:00:03. Advantage title. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=88552700-b78c-40f3-8a27-f2329901d8a7&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=88552700-b78c-40f3-8a27-f2329901d8a7&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=88552700-b78c-40f3-8a27-f2329901d8a7&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) QS5