Through decades of searching; the First Federal Congress Project has collected primary material documenting the debates; decisions; and thoughts of the members of the First Federal Congress. The volumes of the Documentary History of the First Federal Congress permit Congress and its staff; historians; political scientists; jurists; educators; students; and others to understand the most important and productive Congress in United States history. Three new volumes present letters written by and to members of the First Federal Congress during its Second Session; as well as communications from other informed individuals at the seat of government in New York City during late 1789 and 1790. The correspondence brings the official record to life by providing details about the often informal political means by which Congress accomplished its agenda. During this session; the Congress addressed the two most divisive issues facing the young nation: funding the debts from the Revolutionary War (particularly the debts incurred by the individual states) and determining locations for both the temporary and permanent seats of the federal government. It resolved these difficult issues through the Compromise of 1790; silencing sectional threats of disunion for the immediate future. A rich source of information about the members of Congress; their lives in New York; their concerns about their families; and the services they performed for their constituents; the documents from these three new volumes will also be incorporated into The Early Republic; an innovative online reference hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Winters nails the WinterBy JustinVery good book; easy to read; engaging; well worth it. Suitable for professional audiences or interested parties; no dramas whatsoever.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Good TextbookBy Thomas M. MageeThis book is a great textbook. It should be required reading for any serious student of military history or any military officer at the rank of Major or above. The authors do a great job of mixing the science of geography and historical example to illustrate their point. First in each chapter on a certain geographical element the authors do a good job educating the reader on the scientific description of that type of geography or event like the weather. Then they use select historical examples to show how the type of geography impacted on the military event.The authors do show through their example in weather the hidden hand of God. It is amazing how on certain events the weather parted just in time for one side to accomplish their goal. The example the author used was Dunkirk. The weather parted at the critical couple of days against the norm patterns for that time of the year to allow for the British to evacuate their personnel from France.The book is documented extremely well. However I don't think the average reader will enjoy the book. The degree of detail will exceed what the average person would enjoy. However I know of nothing better that shows how terrain does influence a battle.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This could have been a VERY boring book but the author's treatment of global weather patterns ...By BeezThis could have been a VERY boring book but the author's treatment of global weather patterns (and the seasonal variance found in different regions) was handled very well; especially when he juxtaposed said patterns against military strategies which either beneficially utilized; or ran afoul of; those same weather patterns.This was an extremely interesting and informative book; and well worth the purchase.
