Each generation of Americans has a special flavor, a character of
its own. Sometimes a memorable decade, such as the "Gay Nineties"
or the "Roaring Twenties", imprinted the generation that lived and
outlived it. Yet no simple rubric comes easily to mind when one
thinks of the Revolutionary generation. Their accomplishments were
too grand, their interests too varied, to be encompassed in a
single phrase.
Risjord divides this book into three sections, each exploring
one of the era's dominant themes. The first section, "Nation
Builders", follows the careers of military men such as George
Washington and Francis Marion and examines life on the homefront
through the eyes of Abigail Adams. The section headed "Character
Builders" examines the lives of people who sought to mold an
American national character, men such as Charles Willson Peale,
Benjamin Rush, and Noah Webster. The last section explores the
paradox that the Revolutionary generation also gave birth to an
empire in which a self-governing people ruled -- sometimes
tyrannically -- over others.
The founders the American republic were preoccupied with the
fundamentals of society and government. This book reflects this
concern and also explores the lives of individuals who contributed
to science and the arts.
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