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The patriots : Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the making of America
Title:
The patriots : Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the making of America
Alternate title:
Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the making of America
Summary:
"When the Revolutionary War ended in victory, there remained the stupendous problem of how to establish a workable democratic government in the vast, newly independent country. Three key Founding Fathers played significant roles: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. Their lives and policies could not have been more different; their relationships with each other were complex and often rife with animosity. And yet these three men led the charge-two of them creating and signing the Declaration of Independence, and the third establishing a national treasury and the earliest delineation of a Republican party. They managed to shoulder the heavy mantle of creating the United States of America, putting aside their differences to make a great country, once and always. Drawing on extensive correspondence, epic tales of war, and rich histories of their day-to-day interactions, Winston Groom shares the remarkable story of the beginnings of our great nation."-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:
415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
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Publisher:
National Geographic,
Publication Date:
2020
ISBN:
9781426221491
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2020]
Call Number:
973.3 GROOM
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