Revolutionaries : a new history of the invention of America / Jack Rakove.
In this remarkable book, the historian Jack Rakove shows how the private lives of these men were suddenly transformed into public careers--how Washington became a strategist, Franklin a pioneering cultural diplomat, Madison a sophisticated constitutional thinker, and Hamilton a brilliant policymaker. Rakove shakes off accepted notions of these men as godlike visionaries, focusing instead on the evolution of their ideas and the crystallizing of their purpose. In Revolutionaries, we see the founders before they were fully formed leaders, as individuals whose lives were radically altered by the explosive events of the mid-1770s. --from publisher description
Record details
- ISBN: 0618267468
- ISBN: 9780618267460
- Physical Description: 487 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-464) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prologue: the world beyond Worcester -- Part I: The crisis -- Advocates for the cause -- The revolt of the moderates -- The character of a general -- Part II: Challenges -- The first constitution makers -- Vain liberators -- The diplomats -- Part III: Legacies -- The optimist abroad -- The greatest lawgiver of modernity -- The state builder.
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United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States > Intellectual life > 18th century.
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
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- 15 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 973.3 RAK (Text) | 37810434859251 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
