A review by jmadelman
The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution by Lindsay M. Chervinsky

5.0

This is a fantastic account of one of the key institutions created in the early United States. Chervinsky writes with flair, offering a compelling account of the inside-baseball politics that shaped the Washington administration in the 1790s. Even more impressive, she tells this story with detailed attention to recent scholarship in the field, reframing our understanding of presidential politics through the prisms of the use of physical space, gender and masculinity, and popular culture. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of American politics.