Caught up in War Fever, Congress authorizes a large standing army. Adams appoints George Washington as the commander, but Alexander Hamilton becomes the real power.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic, by Lindsay Chervinsky
Online Recommendation of the Week: Organization of the Provisional Army of the United States in the Anticipated War with France, 1798-1800: https://archive.org/details/organizationofpr00godf
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