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Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First Da Capo Press edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 424 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the months after her husband's death, Martha Washington told several friends that the two worst days of her life were the day George died -- and the day Thomas Jefferson came to Mount Vernon to offer his condolences. What could elicit such a strong reaction from the nation's original first lady? Though history tends to cast the early years of America in a glow of camaraderie, there were, in fact, many conflicts among the Founding Fathers -- none...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
xii, 415 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Most Americans believe that the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 marked the settlement of post-Revolutionary disputes over the meanings of rights, democracy, and sovereignty in the new nation. In The Citizenship Revolution, Douglas Bradburn undercuts this view by showing that the Union, not the Nation, was the most important product of independence. In 1774, everyone in British North America was a subject of King George and Parliament. In...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xi, 626 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"As Alexander Hamilton's star has risen, Thomas Jefferson's has fallen, largely owing to their divergent views on race. Once seen as the most influential American champion of liberty and democracy, Jefferson is now remembered largely for his relationship with his slave Sally Hemings, and for electing not to free her or most of the other people he owned. In this magisterial biography, the eminent scholar John B. Boles does not ignore the aspects of...
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