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

5.0

The Cabinet is a pleasurable breeze of a read. Chervinsky has accomplished a remarkable account without losing focus or leaving the reader lost in the details. The account she weaves of Washington's creation of the cabinet, the rationales behind it, the personalities involved, and the drama which both plagued but strengthened the executive and which only served to cement the cabinet's continuation in American governance. There is nothing to complain about this book – unless one wishes to nit-pick. For my first book on American history, it was a truly fortuitous read. I recommend this to anyone with a desire to learn a bit more about the US and its beginnings through the point of view of the Cabinet.