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Author Beirne, Logan.

Title Blood of tyrants : George Washington & the forging of the presidency / Logan Beirne.

Publication Info. New York : Encounter Books, 2013.

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.3 B39    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  973.3 BEIRNE    Check Shelf
Edition First American edition.
Description viii, 420 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-406) and index.
Contents The King of America -- The not so United States -- Not as happy in peace as they had been glorious in war -- The shadow government -- The phoenix -- Wield the sword -- The Washington paradigm -- Cruel and usual punishment -- The currents of war -- Best circumspection -- The realities of war -- Necessary evil -- Fully justifiable -- What it takes to defend the nation -- Dictator of America -- Scorpion on a leash -- Between a hawk and a buzzard -- Onslaught -- The times that try men's souls -- Reevaluation -- Victory or death -- Idolatry -- Dictator perpetuo -- Tribunals & tribulations -- Prosecution of military duty -- A traitor lurks -- Treason of the blackest dye -- Courts-martial & commissions -- American military justice -- His excellency's loyal subjects: wartime rights of americans -- Total ruin -- Band of brethren -- Poison & peas -- America's defender -- License to plunder -- Not-so-civil civil war -- Could have been king -- Consummate prudence -- Winning the peace -- Spectacles and speculation -- Greatest man in the world.
Subject United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Influence.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Military leadership.
Strategic culture -- United States -- History.
Civil-military relations -- United States -- History.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
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