拯救法律:乔治·华盛顿和脆弱的美国实验 To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment

基本信息

Format:Hardback 384 pages

ISBN:9780063039582

Published:23 Nov 2023

Weight:578g

Dimensions:229 x 152 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

布雷特·拜尔的《拯救法律》从美国早期动荡的边疆和独立战争的战场，到费城独立厅内创造历史的冲突，娓娓道来地讲述了乔治·华盛顿的一生，他为确保美国的未来所做的贡献可能比任何其他人都要多。

乔治·华盛顿三次拯救了这个国家:初次是领导大陆军在独立战争中取得胜利，第二次是主持制宪会议，为美国制定了蓝图，并引导法律通过了一个艰难的批准程序。毫无疑问，这个苦苦挣扎的新国家需要救援，而华盛顿正是那个能把大家团结起来的美国人。

在独立战争胜利后，人们本应期待团结和爱国精神，但国家却分裂了。这些州只不过是一个松散的、有争议的联盟，没有强大的中央联盟。这是一件紧急的事情，1787年夏天在费城召开了制宪会议。

华盛顿放弃了退休到弗农山庄的计划，同意担任费城会议的代表。在那里，他被一致推选为大会主席。在成功地制定了法律之后，华盛顿牺牲了一切回归私人生活的希望，接受了一致选举。华盛顿并不以出色的演讲或文笔而闻名，但他平静、稳健的领导能力通过展示如何赋予了法律生命。

在这本生动感人的美国早期挣扎的书中，拜尔捕捉到了华盛顿的领导将国家从崩溃边缘拯救出来的关键时刻。拜尔揭露了一个早期的美国，它比人们经常描绘的更坚韧，更分裂——我们可以从今天的冲突中看到这一点。

A sweeping narrative ranging from the unsettled early American frontier and the battlefields of the Revolution to the history-make clashes within Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Bret Baier’s To Rescue the Constitution dramatically illuminates the life of George Washington, the Founder who did more than perhaps any other individual to secure the future of the United States.

George Washington rescued the nation three times: first by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, second by presiding over the Constitutional Convention that set the blueprint for the United States and ushering the Constitution through a fractious ratification process.  There is no doubt that the struggling new nation needed to be rescued—and that Washington was the American who could bring the together.

After the victorious War of Independence, when a spirit of unity and patriotism might have been expected, instead the nation fractured.  The states were no more than a loosely knit and contentious confederation, with no strong central union.  It was an urgent matter that led to the calling of a Constitutional Convention to meet in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787.

Setting aside his plan to retire to Mount Vernon, Washington agreed to be a delegate at Philadelphia.  There he was unanimously elected president of the convention.  After successfully bringing the Constitution into being, Washington then sacrificed any hope of returning to private life by accepting the unanimous election.  Washington was not known for brilliant oratory or prose, but his quiet, steady leadership gave life to the Constitution by showing how it should be enacted.

In this vivid and moving portrait of America’s early struggles, Baier captures the critical moments when Washington’s leadership brought the nation from the brink of collapse.  Baier exposes an early America that is grittier and far more divided than is often portrayed—one we can see reflected in today’s conflicts.

作者简介

布雷特·拜尔是福克斯新闻频道的政治主播，也是《布雷特·拜尔特别报道》的主播和执行编辑。他曾担任福克斯新闻频道驻白宫记者，以及该频道驻五角大楼的国家安全记者，报道国家安全事务。作为国家新闻基金会索尔·泰肖夫广播新闻奖的获得者，拜尔是《纽约时报》畅销书《悬崖边的三天:罗斯福赢得二战的大胆赌博》的作者。他和家人住在华盛顿特区。

Bret Baier is the political anchor for Fox News Channel and the anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier.  He previously served as White House Correspondent for Fox News Channel and as the network’s National Security Correspondent based at the Pentagon, reporting on national security affairs.  A recipient of the National Press Foundation’s Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, Baier is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win WWII.He lives with his family in Washington, DC.