Previous title: 1789: the year that launched America.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-376) and index.
Summary
"In 1789, the federal government described in the recently ratified U.S. Constitution came into being. Drawing on hundreds of sources to paint a vivid portrait of the new nation, veteran journalist Thomas B. Allen tells the long-hidden history of how George Washington and the other Founders set this new federal government into motion"-- Provided by publisher.