The Grand Idea follows George Washington in the critical period immediately after the War of Independence. The general had great hopes for his young nation, but

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Looking down upon the Potomac from his verandah at Mount Vernon, recently retired General George Washington imagined a route through the mountains to the vastne

America's power is in decline, its allies alienated, its soldiers trapped in a war that even generals regard as unwinnable. What has happened these past few yea