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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2015
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the Founding Fathers describes the heated exchanges that shaped the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, sharing fact-filled profiles of such historic icons as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.
Author
Language
English
Description
Ron Chernow vividly re-creates the whole sweep of Alexander Hamilton's life - his exotic, brutal upbringing; his titanic feuds with celebrated rivals; his pivotal role in defining the shape of the federal government; his shocking illicit romances; and his famous death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July 1804.
Author
Publisher
Make Profits Easy
Pub. Date
c2016
Physical Desc
241 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn how the author of the Federalist Papers and the first Secretary of the Treasury nearly ruined his career by fighting duels, seducing women, and getting involved in America's first sex scandal.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxxvii, 600 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A reflection on American conservatism, examining how the Founders' belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition, one that now finds itself under threat, both from progressives and elements inside the Republican Party.
Publisher
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
xii, 73 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Revisiting the Founding Era" calls on Americans today to re-examine documents and ideas from that turbulent period with an eye to their endurance over time and their relevance in the twenty-first century.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Relates the story and life of George Washington, one of our Founding Fathers. He was one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known and never afraid to be the first to try anything new. From exploring the woods around his childhood home to founding a brand-new nation, the United States of America, he will continue to live on in our history,
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 358 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Focusing on Washington's early years, Middlekauff penetrates his mystique, revealing his fears, values and passions. This book shows a Washington who grew in confidence and experience as a young soldier, businessman, and Virginia gentleman who was transformed into a patriot by the revolutionary ferment of the late 1700s.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What would the founders think? We live in a divided America that is currently incapable of sustained argument and is feeling unsure of its destiny. Joseph J. Ellis, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Founding Brothers and the recent best-selling The Quartet, explores anew four of our most prominent founders, in each instance searching for patterns and principles that bring the lamp of experience to our contemporary dilemmas. Ellis discusses Thomas...
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
104 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 10 hr., 21 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
When the Revolutionary War ended in victory, there remained a stupendous problem: establishing a workable democratic government in the vast, newly independent country. Three key founding fathers played significant roles: John Adams, the brilliant, dour New Englander; Thomas Jefferson, the aristocratic Southern renaissance man; and Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the Caribbean island of Nevis. In this riveting narrative, best-selling author Winston...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thomas Jefferson and John Adams could scarcely have come from more different worlds, or been more different in temperament. Jefferson, the optimist with enough faith in the innate goodness of his fellow man to be democracy's champion, was an aristocratic Southern slave owner, while Adams, the overachiever from New England's rising middling classes, painfully aware he was no aristocrat, was a skeptic about popular rule and a defender of a more elitist...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and Co
Pub. Date
c1888
Physical Desc
x, 370 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
This work presents a history of the remarkable life of Gouverneur Morris. He was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution." This work gives a glimpse of the politics of late 18th-century America.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 355 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this interpretation of the Declaration of Independence's famous phrase, the president of the National Constitution Center profiles six of the most influential founders to show what pursuing happiness meant in their lives and how it became the foundation of our democracy.