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A series of two-volume editions of the most important political writings of major American statesmen from the founding period. The editions are modeled upon the two-volume set that Cambridge recently published, The Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton. As series editors, we would propose an editor or editors for each two-volume collection, introduce them to Cambridge, assist them in preparing their proposal, and provide general supervision of their editorial work. The series would be unique in the available in-print literature, providing students, teachers, readers, and collectors with a comprehensive, editorially consistent, and qualitatively superior set of foundational writings in the American political tradition. As with the Hamilton volumes, the goal of each edition would be to include all that is of enduring political interest, and only what is of enduring political interest.

  • General Editors: Bradford P. Wilson, Princeton University, Carson Holloway, University of Nebraska, Omaha

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4 results in The Political Writings of American Statesmen

The Political Writings of George Washington
  • Volume I: 1754–1788
  • Volume 1, 1754–1788
  • George Washington
  • Edited by Carson Holloway, Bradford P. Wilson
  • Published online:
    10 August 2023
    Print publication:
    31 August 2023
  • The Political Writings of George Washington includes Washington's enduring writings on politics, prudence, and statesmanship in two volumes. It is the only complete collection of his political thought, which historically, has received less attention than the writings of other leading founders such as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton. Covering his life of public service—from his young manhood, when he fought in the French and Indian Wars, through his time as commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army; his two terms as America's first president, and his brief periods of retirement, during which he followed and commented on American politics astutely—the volumes also include first-hand accounts of Washington's death and reflections on his legacy by those who knew or reflected deeply on his significance. The result is a more thorough understanding of Washington's political thought and the American founding.

The Political Writings of George Washington
  • Volume II: 1788–1799
  • Volume 2, 1788–1799
  • George Washington
  • Edited by Carson Holloway, Bradford P. Wilson
  • Published online:
    10 August 2023
    Print publication:
    31 August 2023
  • The Political Writings of George Washington includes Washington's enduring writings on politics, prudence, and statesmanship in two volumes. It is the only complete collection of his political thought, which historically, has received less attention than the writings of other leading founders such as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton. Covering his life of public service—from his young manhood, when he fought in the French and Indian Wars, through his time as commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army; his two terms as America's first president, and his brief periods of retirement, during which he followed and commented on American politics astutely—the volumes also include first-hand accounts of Washington's death and reflections on his legacy by those who knew or reflected deeply on his significance. The result is a more thorough understanding of Washington's political thought and the American founding.

The Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton
  • Volume 1, 1769-1789
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Edited by Carson Holloway, Bradford P. Wilson
  • Published online:
    13 December 2017
    Print publication:
    30 November 2017
  • Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting the scope of the national government's constitutional powers. This comprehensive collection provides Hamilton's most enduringly important political writings, covering his entire public career, from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers are introduced to Hamilton - in his own words - as defender of the American cause, as an early proponent of a stronger national government, as a founder and protector of the American Constitution, as the nation's first secretary of the treasury, as President George Washington's trusted foreign policy advisor, and as a leader of the Federalist Party. Presented in a convenient two-volume set, this book provides a unique insight into the political ideas of one of America's leading founders; a must-have reference source.

The Political Writings of Alexander Hamilton
  • Volume 2, 1789-1804
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Edited by Carson Holloway, Bradford P. Wilson
  • Published online:
    14 December 2017
    Print publication:
    30 November 2017
  • Volume II: 1789–1884: Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting the scope of the national government's constitutional powers. This comprehensive collection provides Hamilton's most enduringly important political writings, covering his entire public career, from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers are introduced to Hamilton - in his own words - as defender of the American cause, as an early proponent of a stronger national government, as a founder and protector of the American Constitution, as the nation's first secretary of the treasury, as President George Washington's trusted foreign policy advisor, and as a leader of the Federalist Party. Presented in a convenient two-volume set, this book provides a unique insight into the political ideas of one of America's leading founders; a must-have reference source.