The Process of Government Under Jefferson

by Noble E. Cunningham Jr.

Book Overview

"Based on an exploration of the total mass of executive and legislative records for the years 1801-1809--something no other scholar has attempted--this thoroughly documented account describes the machinery and operation of the presidential office, the Cabinet, the departments, and other offices and commissions in the executive branch. It also explains the organization and processes of the national legislature. Cunningham has cleared away many errors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691046514
• ISBN13: 9780691046518
• Release Date: July 1978
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"