{"product_id":"the-first-inauguration-9780271087276","title":"The First Inauguration","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamines the first American presidential inauguration, including the people, ceremonies, and issues surrounding the event, and argues that George Washington’s inaugural address provides a compelling statement of the values necessary to make the experiment in republican government a success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Browne skillfully synthesizes biography, travelogue, social and political history, and rhetorical analysis to reach fresh conclusions about the relationship between individual and national character.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Richard Norton Smith \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A paean to the country’s past as well as its ever-present possibility.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern \u003ci\u003eYeshiva University Straus Center Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Browne’s analysis of Washington’s address is superb. He succeeds admirably in showing how Americans performed and instantiated a dynamic, protean conception of nationhood.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Peter S. Onuf,author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mind of Thomas Jefferson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A very interesting topic. The idea of employing Washington’s trip from Mount Vernon to New York City as a way of demonstrating his commitment to republicanism is inherently fascinating. So much has been written and published about Washington over the decades that it’s hard to find a niche where something worthy of public attention has become available.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—James Kirby Martin,author of \u003ci\u003eInsurrection: The American Revolution and Its Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There is much to praise in \u003ci\u003eThe First Inauguration\u003c\/i\u003e, which uses detailed historical reconstruction of George Washington’s journey to the first inauguration ceremony in New York and careful analysis of his inaugural address, as well as celebrations of the anniversary of those events, to draw conclusions about the creation of American identity, along with the development of American civil religion, American exceptionalism, and democratic rhetorical norms. Browne’s writing is engaging, and his reconstruction of Washington’s journey is impressive.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Robert C. Rowland,coauthor of \u003ci\u003eReagan at Westminster: Foreshadowing the End of the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A masterful analysis.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Gregory Michna \u003ci\u003eAnglican and Episcopal History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Things He Carried with Him\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. On the Road to Philadelphia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Between Past and Future: Trenton \u0026amp; Beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. His Excellency Arrives in New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Sacred Fire of Liberty: The First Inaugural Address\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. The Inauguration in American Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400812110167,"sku":"9780271087276","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-first-inauguration-9780271087276","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}