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Total Pages : 1502 pages
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Download or read book Index, The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1494 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Index, the Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789: Leacraft, W.-Pyttis written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Massachusetts Historical Society. Library
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Total Pages : 894 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Catalog of Manuscripts of the Massachusetts Historical Society written by Massachusetts Historical Society. Library and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Timothy Messer-Kruse
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807183156
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Slavery’s Fugitives and the Making of the United States Constitution written by Timothy Messer-Kruse and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2024-10-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavery’s Fugitives and the Making of the United States Constitution unearths a long-hidden factor that led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. While historians have generally acknowledged that patriot leaders assembled in response to postwar economic chaos, the threat of popular insurgencies, and the inability of the states to agree on how to fund the national government, Timothy Messer-Kruse suggests that scholars have discounted Americans’ desire to compel Britain to return fugitives from slavery as a driving force behind the convention. During the Revolutionary War, British governors offered freedom to enslaved Americans who joined the king’s army. Thousands responded by fleeing to English camps. After the British defeat at Yorktown, American diplomats demanded the surrender of fugitive slaves. When British generals refused, several states confiscated Loyalist estates and blocked payment of English creditors, hoping to apply enough pressure on the Crown to hand over the runaways. State laws conflicting with the 1783 Treaty of Paris violated the Articles of Confederation—the young nation’s first constitution—but Congress, lacking an executive branch or a federal judiciary, had no means to obligate states to comply. The standoff over the escaped slaves quickly escalated following the Revolution as Britain failed to abandon the western forts it occupied and took steps to curtail American commerce. More than any other single matter, the impasse over the return of enslaved Americans threatened to hamper the nation’s ability to expand westward, develop its commercial economy, and establish itself as a power among the courts of Europe. Messer-Kruse argues that the issue encouraged the founders to consider the prospect of scrapping the Articles of Confederation and drafting a superseding document that would dramatically increase federal authority—the Constitution.
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Total Pages : 1476 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Index, The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789: Aachen - East Twinsey written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1492 pages
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Download or read book Index, The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789: East Whiteland - Leacraft, G written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim McGrath
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451477278
Total Pages : 753 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)
Download or read book James Monroe written by Tim McGrath and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary life of James Monroe: soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to hold the presidency, a man who helped transform thirteen colonies into a vibrant and mighty republic. “A first-rate account of a remarkable life.”—Jon Meacham • “Fascinating.” —H. W. Brands • “Captivating... Highly recommended.”—Nathaniel Philbrick • “A luminous portrait of the most underappreciated of our Founders.”—Joel Richard Paul • “Excellent.”—Library Journal (starred review) Monroe lived a life defined by revolutions. From the battlefields of the War for Independence, to his ambassadorship in Paris in the days of the guillotine, to his own role in the creation of Congress's partisan divide, he was a man who embodied the restless spirit of the age. He was never one to back down from a fight, whether it be with Alexander Hamilton, with whom he nearly engaged in a duel (prevented, ironically, by Aaron Burr), or George Washington, his hero turned political opponent. This magnificent new biography vividly re-creates the epic sweep of Monroe’s life: his near-death wounding at Trenton and a brutal winter at Valley Forge; his pivotal negotiations with France over the Louisiana Purchase; his deep, complex friendships with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; his valiant leadership when the British ransacked the nation’s capital and burned down the Executive Mansion; and Monroe’s lifelong struggle to reckon with his own complicity in slavery. Elected the fifth president of the United States in 1816, this fiercest of partisans sought to bridge divisions and sow unity, calming turbulent political seas and inheriting Washington's mantle of placing country above party. Over his two terms, Monroe transformed the nation, strengthening American power both at home and abroad. Critically acclaimed author Tim McGrath has consulted an extensive array of primary sources, many rarely seen since Monroe's own time, to conjure up this fascinating portrait of an essential American statesman and president.
Author : Myron Magnet
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393241882
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735-1817 written by Myron Magnet and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the American Revolution, of all the great revolutions, was the only enduring success. Through the Founders’ own voices—and in the homes they designed and built to embody the ideal of domestic happiness they fought to achieve—we come to understand why the American Revolution, of all great revolutions, was the only enduring success. The Founders were vivid, energetic men, with sophisticated worldviews, and this magnificent reckoning of their successes draws liberally from their own eloquent writings on their actions and well-considered intentions. Richly illustrated with America’s historical and architectural treasures, this volume also considers the houses the Founders built with such care and money to reflect their vision for the fledgling nation. That so many great thinkers—Washington, Madison, Hamilton, Jefferson, John Jay, the Lees of Stratford Hall, and polemicist William Livingston—came together to accomplish what rightly seemed to them almost a miracle is a standing historical mystery, best understood by pondering the men themselves and their profound and world-changing ideas. Through impressive research and an intimate understanding of these iconic patriots, award-winning author Myron Magnet offers fresh insight into why the American experiment resulted in over two centuries of unexampled freedom and prosperity.
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Total Pages : 1488 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Index, The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789: Quack - Zwolle written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library
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Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, Including the Additions Made Since 1882 written by Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Ferling
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608190951
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)
Download or read book The Ascent of George Washington written by John Ferling and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-05-16 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A behind-the-scenes portrait of the first president reveals his formidable persuasive talents, careful display of a virtuous public image and leadership capabilities of particular compatibility with a young America. Reprint.
Author : North Callahan
Publisher : New York, A.S. Barnes
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Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Henry Knox written by North Callahan and published by New York, A.S. Barnes. This book was released on 1958 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life of the self-educated Boston bookseller who became Washington's right-hand man, the expert handler of his artillery, and who continued his leadership in civilian life as Washington's first Secretary of War.
Author : David Lefer
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101622660
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Founding Conservatives written by David Lefer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It is not only the cause, but our manner of conducting it, that will establish character.” —John Dickinson, 1773 A nation at war and widespread mistrust of the military. A financial crash and an endless economic crisis. A Congress so divided it barely functioned. Bitter partisan disputes over everything from taxation and the distribution of wealth to the role of banks and corporations in society. Welcome to the world of the Founding Fathers. According to most narratives of the American Revolution, the founders were united in their quest for independence and steadfast in their efforts to create a stable, effective government. But the birth of our republic was far more complicated than many realize. The Revolution was nearly derailed by extremists who wanted to do too much, too quickly and who refused to rest until they had remade American society. If not for a small circle of conservatives who kept radicalism in check and promoted capitalism, a strong military, and the preservation of tradition, our country would be vastly different today. In the first book to chronicle the critical role these men played in securing our freedom, David Lefer provides an insightful and gripping account of the birth of modern American conservatism and its impact on the earliest days of our nation. Among these founding conservatives were men like John Dickinson, who joined George Washington’s troops in a battle against the British on July 4, 1776, and that same week drafted the Articles of Confederation; James Wilson, a staunch free-market capitalist who defended his home against a mob of radicals demanding price controls and in the process averted a bloody American equivalent to Bastille Day; Silas Deane, who mixed patriotism with profit seeking while petitioning France to aid America; and Robert Morris, who financed the American Revolution and founded the first bank and the first modern multinational corporation in the United States. Drawing on years of archival research, Lefer shows how these and other determined founders championed American freedom while staying faithful to their ideals. In the process, they not only helped defeat the British but also laid the groundwork for American capitalism to thrive. The Founding Conservatives is an intellectual adventure story, full of gunfights and big ideas. It is also an extraordinary reminder of the punishing battles our predecessors fought to create and maintain the free and prosperous nation we know today.
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Total Pages : 2854 pages
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Download or read book Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 2854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ron Chernow
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101444185
Total Pages : 946 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Washington written by Ron Chernow and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Alexander Hamilton, the New York Times bestselling biography that inspired the musical, comes a gripping portrait of the first president of the United States. Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography “Truly magnificent . . . [a] well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biography” —Andrew Roberts, The Wall Street Journal “Until recently, I’d never believed that there could be such a thing as a truly gripping biography of George Washington . . . Well, I was wrong. I can’t recommend it highly enough—as history, as epic, and, not least, as entertainment.” —Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker Celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation and the first president of the United States. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one volume biography of George Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his adventurous early years, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow shatters forever the stereotype of George Washington as a stolid, unemotional figure and brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. 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.
Author : Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library
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Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore written by Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Ferling
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608195422
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Jefferson and Hamilton written by John Ferling and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton, the spellbinding history of the epic rivalry that shaped our republic: Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and their competing visions for America. The decade of the 1790s has been called the “age of passion.” Fervor ran high as rival factions battled over the course of the new republic-each side convinced that the other's goals would betray the legacy of the Revolution so recently fought and so dearly won. All understood as well that what was at stake was not a moment's political advantage, but the future course of the American experiment in democracy. In this epochal debate, no two figures loomed larger than Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Both men were visionaries, but their visions of what the United States should be were diametrically opposed. Jefferson, a true revolutionary, believed passionately in individual liberty and a more egalitarian society, with a weak central government and greater powers for the states. Hamilton, a brilliant organizer and tactician, feared chaos and social disorder. He sought to build a powerful national government that could ensure the young nation's security and drive it toward economic greatness. Jefferson and Hamilton is the story of the fierce struggle-both public and, ultimately, bitterly personal-between these two titans. It ended only with the death of Hamilton in a pistol duel, felled by Aaron Burr, Jefferson's vice president. Their competing legacies, like the twin strands of DNA, continue to shape our country to this day. Their personalities, their passions, and their bold dreams for America leap from the page in this epic new work from one of our finest historians. From the award-winning author of Almost a Miracle and The Ascent of George Washington, this is the rare work of scholarship that offers us irresistible human drama even as it enriches our understanding of deep themes in our nation's history.
