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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100143112082

ISBN-139780143112082

eBay Product ID (ePID)57041814

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Book TitleRevolutionary Characters : What Made the Founders Different

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicModern / 18th Century, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Revolutionary, Political

Publication Year2007

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorGordon S. Wood

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.8 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsElegant . . . absorbing . . . from one of our leading scholars of the American Revolution. ( The Washington Post Book World ), Of those writing about the founding fathers, [Gordon Wood] is quite simply the best. (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Of those writing about the founding fathers, [Gordon Wood] is quite simply the best. ( The Philadelphia Inquirer ), "Of those writing about the founding fathers, [Gordon Wood] is quite simply the best." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer, Elegant . . . absorbing . . . from one of our leading scholars of the American Revolution. (The Washington Post Book World), If we can’t turn back the clock, at least we can enjoy a master historian’s refreshing reassessment of seven men whose legacies live on. . . . It has the integrity and, yes, the eccentricity of the Founders it celebrates. (The Weekly Standard), If we can't turn back the clock, at least we can enjoy a master historian's refreshing reassessment of seven men whose legacies live on. . . . It has the integrity and, yes, the eccentricity of the Founders it celebrates. (The Weekly Standard), If we can't turn back the clock, at least we can enjoy a master historian's refreshing reassessment of seven men whose legacies live on. . . . It has the integrity and, yes, the eccentricity of the Founders it celebrates. ( The Weekly Standard )

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal973.3092/2 B

SynopsisA New York Times bestseller In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, What made these men great, and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine, is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress. Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash Broadway musical Hamilton has sparked new interest in the Revolutionary War and the Founding Fathers. In addition to Alexander Hamilton, the production also features George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, Lafayette, and many more. Look for Gordon's most recent book, Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson., A New York Times bestseller! "Of those writing about the founding fathers, [Gordon Wood] is quite simply the best." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, What made these men great, and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine, is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress. Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash Broadway musical Hamilton sparked new interest in the Revolutionary War and the Founding Fathers. In addition to Alexander Hamilton, the production also features George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, Lafayette, and many more. Look for Gordon's 2017 release, Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.