Revolutionary Characters - What Made the Founders Different (Paperback)

A New York Times bestseller! "Of those writing about the founding fathers, [Gordon Wood] is quite simply the best." -The Philadelphia Inquirer In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, What made these men great, and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine, is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress. Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash Broadway musical Hamilton 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. Look for Gordon's 2017 release, Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

General

Imprint:	Penguin USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	June 2007
Authors:	Gordon S Wood
Dimensions:	213 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-311208-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-14-311208-2
Barcode:	9780143112082

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