THE [N]IDES OF WAR

 

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THE [N]IDES OF WAR: GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE NEWBURGH CRISIS

https://allthingsliberty.com/2017/02/ides-war-george-washington-newburgh-crisis/

Journal of the American Revolution

The Book: “ The Ides of War focuses on a particular point in American Revolutionary history, but it is replete with collateral history that provides the context for the Newburgh Crisis.  The demands of the standing army in 1783 and Congresses both reluctance and inability to meet those demands are of course delved into, as are the communications circulated by the co-conspirators such as Horatio Gates.  In order to fully flesh this Newburgh Crisis out, however, Browne writes about the formation of America’s financial system by Alexander Hamilton and Robert Morris.  This is perhaps America’s first example of “never let a good crisis go to waste.”  The other historical facts that Browne touches upon are much more digestible, in my view, because they are provided for the context of a singular event.”

AMAZON SYNOPSIS:

“ An examination of the powerful role human agency and rhetoric played in the founding of the nation

History tells us that on a day when the forces of civil government confront the forces of military might, no one knows what may follow. Americans believe that they have avoided this moment, that whatever other challengesthe country has faced, at least it never has had to deal with the prospects of a coup d'état. Stephen Howard Browne maintains that this view is mistaken, that in fact the United States faced such a crisis, at the very moment when thecountry announced its arrival on the world scene in the spring of 1783 in a rustic meeting hall along the Hudson River near Newburgh, New York. The crisis was resolved by George Washington, commander in chief of the U.S. Army, in an address he delivered to a roomful of restive and deeply disaffected officers.

In The Ides of War, Browne examines the resolution of the first confrontation between the forces of American civil government and the American military―the Newburgh Crisis. He tells the story of what transpired on that day, examines what was said, and suggests what we might learn from the affair. Browne shows that George Washington's Newburgh Address is a stunning example of the power of human agency to broker one of our most persistent, most troublesome dilemmas: the rival claims to power of civil and military authorities. At stake in this story are biding questions about the meaning and legacy of revolution, the nature of republican government, and ultimately what kind of people we are and profess to be.

Browne holds that although these are monolithic and vexed themes, they are vital and need to be confronted to obtain a coherent and convincing account of history. The Newburgh Crisis offers an unmatched opportunity to examine these themes, as well as the role of rhetoric in the founding of the world's first modern republic.”

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