Virtue, valor, & vanity : the Founding Fathers and the pursuit of fame / Eric Burns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burns, Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Founding Fathers of the United States--Biography.

Founding Fathers of the United States.

Fame.

History.

Pride and vanity.

Courage--Political aspects.

Courage.

Virtue--Political aspects.

Virtue.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

United States.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1783-1789.

Virtue--Political aspects--United States--History--18th century.

Courage--Political aspects--United States--History--18th century.

Pride and vanity--Political aspects--United States--History--18th century.

Fame--Political aspects--United States--History--18th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 239 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Virtue, valor, and vanity

Place of Publication:

New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Hachette Book Group USA, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction: The Crew of the Concoid ix

Part I The Beginnings of Celebrity

Chapter 1 The Roman Republic 3

Chapter 2 The American in Paris 13

Chapter 3 Americans at Home 25

Part II The Ingredients of Renown

Chapter 4 Ambition 57

Chapter 5 Vanity 79

Chapter 6 Modesty 91

Chapter 7 Jealousy 105

Chapter 8 Image 129

Chapter 9 Myth 145

Part III The Last Days of Famous Men

Chapter 10 A Simple Epitaph 163

Chapter 11 The Tombstone at Red Hill 169

Chapter 12 An Early Death 175

Chapter 13 The Tourist Attraction 181

Chapter 14 A Message to the Future 187

Chapter 15 John Adams Survives 193

Epilogue: The Autograph of a Not-So-Famous Man 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) and index.

ISBN:

9781559708586

1559708581

OCLC:

144598075