A great and good man : George Washington in the eyes of his contemporaries / edited by John P. Kaminski and Jill Adair McCaughan ; sponsored by the Center for the Study of the American Constitution, the New York Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution [and] the Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution.
The legacy : General Washington's parting advice -- Retirement abandoned : The Constitutional Convention -- Answering the call : The election of a president -- Meeting the people : The presidential tours -- The second retirement.
Summary
" ... Represents a lively collection of contemporary letters, poems, addresses, and newspaper reports that demonstrate the remarkable esteem in which Washington was held"--Back cover
