John Jay - Founding Father (Hardcover)

John Jay was one of America's greatest Founding Fathers. First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Secretary for Foreign Affairs during the Confederation, President of the Continental Congress, Governor of New York -- the only surprise is that he never became President. A New York lawyer, Jay (1745-1829) negotiated (with Franklin and Adams) the treaty that ended the War of Independence and later, in Jay's Treaty of 1794, the first commercial agreement with Britain. Actively engaged in the Revolutionary War, and a major contributor to the development and ratification of the Constitution, he was a central figure in the early history of the American Republic. A slave owner himself, he was nevertheless an early exponent of the gradual abolition of slavery. John Jay is the first biography for over sixty years of this remarkable man. Drawing on substantial new material, Walter Stahr has written a full and highly readable portrait of both the public and the private man.

General

Imprint:	Hambledon Continuum
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2005
First published:	March 2005
Authors:	Walter Stahr
Dimensions:	164 x 237 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-1-85285-444-7
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85285-444-8
Barcode:	9781852854447

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