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Saving General Washington : the right wing assault on America's founding principles / J.R. Norton ; illustrations by Derek Evernden.

Title
Saving General Washington : the right wing assault on America's founding principles / J.R. Norton ; illustrations by Derek Evernden.
Author
Norton, James R.
Publication
New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2006.

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Description
275 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Summary
Challenges conservative politicians who liken the current Republican agenda to the visionary ideas of America's founders, arguing that the nation's founders preferred debate over the quashing of dissent and sought to avoid an imperial presidency.
Subject
  • Bush, George W. 1946-
  • Conservatism > United States
  • Political science > United States > History > 18th century
  • United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009
  • United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-266) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1 A Revolution Reversed 11 -- 2 Patriots and the USA PATRIOT Act 39 -- 3 America's Invisible Government 55 -- 4 The Ties That Blind 77 -- 5 In Intelligent Design We Trust 93 -- 6 The Rise of the Supermen 123 -- 7 Building a Nation, Scripting a War 143 -- 8 President Jesus 157 -- 9 We Were the World 171 -- 10 Poor Richard's Almanack and Rich Richard's Rolodex 187 -- 11 Slaves, Subjects, and Citizens 203 -- 12 The Foundations of a Comeback 217 -- Appendix The United States Constitution 247.
ISBN
  • 1585424862
  • 9781585424863 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2006040934
OCLC
65064968
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library