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The houses of the founding fathers / by Hugh Howard ; original photography by Roger Straus III.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Howard, Hugh, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Statesmen--Homes and haunts--United States.
- Statesmen.
- Politicians--Homes and haunts--United States.
- Politicians.
- Historic buildings--United States.
- Historic buildings.
- Politicians--Family relationships.
- Statesmen--Family relationships.
- Dwellings.
- Politicians--Homes and haunts.
- United States.
- Dwellings--United States.
- United States--History, Local.
- Local history.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- Politicians--United States--Biography.
- Statesmen--Family relationships--United States.
- Politicians--Family relationships--United States.
- United States--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 354 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Artisan, [2007]
- Summary:
- A grand tour of 40 Founding Fathers stately 18th-century houses: the private residences of such legendary figures as Jefferson, Washington, Adams, and Hamilton. Learn such intimate historical details as what George Washington ate for dinner and how Alexander Hamilton shopped for a bride, in this penetrating look at the private lives of the men whose ideas helped create the modern world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-344) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781579652753
- 1579652751
- OCLC:
- 77011433
- Online:
- Publisher description
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