LEADER 04104nam 2200565 450 001 9910825178403321 005 20230807214752.0 010 $a1-63101-160-X 010 $a1-63101-161-8 035 $a(CKB)3790000000021525 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2077102 035 $a(OCoLC)913817177 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse42089 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2077103 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5289212 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2077102 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11069248 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL961528 035 $a(OCoLC)913334240 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2077103 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000021525 100 $a20150711h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aAddressing America $eGeorge Washington's farewell and the making of national culture, politics, and diplomacy, 1796- 1852 /$fJeffrey J. Malanson 210 1$aKent, Ohio :$cThe Kent State University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (264 pages) 225 0 $aNew studies in U.S. foreign relations 311 $a1-60635-251-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aConstructing the Farewell Address -- Washington's Farewell in the American mind, 1796-1817 -- John Quincy Adams and the legacy of the Farewell Address -- America's fundamental principles of foreign policy and the Panama Congress of 1826 -- The revaluing of American principles, 1826-1850 -- "Washington or Kossuth?": The Farewell address in the American mind at midcentury -- Conclusion. 330 $aIn his presidential Farewell Address of 1796, George Washington presented a series of maxims to guide the construction of a wise foreign policy. He believed, as did generations of his adherents, that if the United States stayed true to the principles he discussed, the country would eventually attain national greatness and international respectability. These principles quickly became engrained in the DNA of what it meant to be an American in the first half of the nineteenth century, shaping the formation of U.S. foreign policy, politics, and political culture. The Declaration of Independence affirmed American ideals, the Constitution established American government, and the Farewell Address enabled Americans to understand their country and its place in the world. While the Declaration and Constitution have persisted as foundational documents, our appreciation for the Farewell Address has faded with time. By focusing on the enduring influence of the Farewell Address on nineteenth-century Americans, and on their abiding devotion to Washington, author Jeffrey Malanson brings the Address back into the spotlight for twenty-first-century readers. When citizens gathered in town halls, city commons, and local churches to commemorate Washington, engagement with the Farewell Address was a cornerstone of their celebrations. This annual rededication to Washingtons principles made the Farewell Address both a framework for the attainment of national happiness and prosperity and a blueprint for national security, and it resulted in its position as the central text through which citizens of the early republic came to understand the connections between the nations domestic and foreign ambitions. Through its focus on the diplomatic, political, and cultural impacts of Washingtons Farewell Address, Addressing America reasserts the fundamental importance of this 330 8 $acritical document to the development of the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century. 410 0$aNew studies in U.S. foreign relations. 606 $aNational characteristics, American 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1783-1865 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 676 $a973.4/1092 700 $aMalanson$b Jeffrey J.$f1980-$01626703 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825178403321 996 $aAddressing America$93962884 997 $aUNINA