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America's forgotten founders / edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Mark David Hall.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Lives of the founders
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Founding Fathers of the United States--Biography.
- Founding Fathers of the United States.
- Politics and government.
- History.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.
- United States.
- United States--History--1783-1815--Biography.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783--Biography.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1809--Biography.
- Women--United States--Biography.
- Women.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 185 pages ; 20 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Wilmington, DE : ISI Books, [2012]
- Summary:
- Franklin, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton-while such Founders remain as famous as ever, many other men (and women) who made prodigious contributions to the American Founding are all but forgotten.
- America's Forgotten Founders corrects this injustice. For the first time ever, top scholars have ranked the most neglected contributors to the American experiment. This unique book profiles the top ten "forgotten Founders," presenting engaging short biographies, handy lists of their major accomplishments, and revealing quotations. Here you'll learn about:
- The Scottish-born Revolutionary (#1) who played a crucial role in drafting the Constitution ... before spending his final days hiding from creditors
- The peg-legged patriot (#3) who penned the words "We the People."
- The astonishingly accomplished Founder (#4) who helped end the Revolutionary War, ratify the Constitution, and stabilize the early Republic
- The leader (#7) who stood on principle even when he knew it would deal the "finishing blow" to his once-great reputation
- The college president (#10) who helped shape not only the Declaration and Constitution but also dozens of future American leaders Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Famous founders and forgotten founders: what's the difference, and does the difference matter?
- James Wilson
- George Mason
- Gouverneur Morris
- John Jay
- Roger Sherman
- John Marshall
- John Dickinson
- Thomas Paine
- Patrick Henry
- John Witherspoon
- Conclusion: America's other forgotten founders
- Appendix A: The forgotten founders: the complete list of nominees
- Appendix B: The forgotten founders: the top thirty finalists
- Appendix C: The forty-five scholars who participated in The forgotten founders survey
- Appendix D: About the contributors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781610170239
- 1610170237
- OCLC:
- 729341817
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