ThePoliticalWritingsofGeorgeWashingtonincludesWashington’senduringwritingsonpolitics,prudence,andstatesmanshipintwovolumes.Itistheonlycompletecollectionofhispoliticalthought,whichhistorically,hasreceivedlessattentionthanthewritingsofotherleadingfounderssuchasThomasJefferson,JamesMadison,JohnAdams,andAlexanderHamilton.Coveringhislifeofpublicservice--fromhisyoungmanhood,whenhefoughtintheFrenchandIndianWars,throughhistimeascommander-in-chiefoftherevolutionaryarmy;histwotermsasAmerica’sfirstpresident,andhisbriefperiodsofretirement,duringwhichhefollowedandcommentedonAmericanpoliticsastutely--thevolumesalsoincludefirst-handaccountsofWashington’sdeathandreflectionsonhislegacybythosewhokneworreflecteddeeplyonhissignificance.TheresultisamorethoroughunderstandingofWashington’spoliticalthoughtandtheAmericanfounding.
