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E-book: Everything Founding Fathers Book: All you need to know about the men who shaped America

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  • Format: 304 pages
  • Series: Everything®
  • Pub. Date: 18-Jun-2011
  • Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781440526626
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  • Format: 304 pages
  • Series: Everything®
  • Pub. Date: 18-Jun-2011
  • Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781440526626
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George Washington. John Adams. Benjamin Franklin. These great leaders--and many others--made innumerable contributions that laid the groundwork for our nation. But who were they really? In actuality, the founding fathers were a diverse group of men and not the homogenous collection history has shaped them into. Some were puritanical but some were philanderers; some were wealthy while others were plagued with money woes. Inside you'll discover the triumphs, failures, and little-known facts about our founding fathers, including: Why George Washington never lived in the White House What John Adams and Thomas Jefferson stole from Shakespeare's birthplace Why Alexander Hamilton never ran for president How Thomas Paine narrowly escaped execution in France Why Thomas Jefferson kept grizzly bears on the White House lawn Featuring fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this book uncovers both the great accomplishments and also the very human flaws of the founding fathers and brings them to life like no dry history book can!
The Top 10 Things You Might Not Know about the Founding Fathers x
Introduction xi
PART I THE WORLD OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS
1(54)
01 The Road to Revolution
5(8)
The Burdens of Empire
6(1)
The Stamp Act Crisis
7(3)
The Townshend Acts
10(1)
Opposing the Townshend Acts
11(1)
A Board of Customs Commissioners
12(1)
02 The Fight for Freedom
13(8)
The Boston Massacre
14(1)
The Tea Controversy
15(1)
The Boston Tea Party
16(1)
The Coercive Acts
17(1)
Sources of Resistance and Authority
18(3)
03 Independence!
21(12)
Lexington and Concord
22(1)
American War Aims
23(1)
Common Sense
24(1)
The Decision for Independence
24(1)
The First Phase of the War
25(2)
The Second Phase
27(1)
The Third Phase
28(2)
Yorktown
30(1)
Articles of Confederation
30(3)
04 Framing a New Government
33(14)
The Collapse of the Confederation
34(1)
Toward Philadelphia
34(2)
Shays' Rebellion
36(1)
Annapolis Convention
37(1)
A Divided Convention
38(2)
Compromise
40(2)
The Constitution of 1787
42(5)
05 The New American Republic
47(8)
The Federalists
48(1)
The Antifederalists
49(1)
Ratification of the Constitution
50(1)
Virginia and New York
51(1)
The New American State
52(3)
PART II THE TOP SEVEN FOUNDERS
55(80)
06 George Washington
59(14)
Early Life
60(3)
Revolutionary War
63(5)
Presidency
68(4)
Legacy
72(1)
07 John Adams
73(10)
Early Life
74(1)
Revolutionary War
75(1)
Political Career
76(2)
Presidency
78(3)
Legacy
81(2)
08 Thomas Jefferson
83(12)
Early Life and Education
84(2)
Early Political Life
86(3)
Jefferson and National Politics
89(3)
President Jefferson
92(1)
Retirement
93(1)
Legacy
94(1)
09 James Madison
95(8)
Early Life
96(1)
Political Career
97(4)
Presidency
101(1)
Legacy
102(1)
10 Benjamin Franklin
103(8)
Early Life
104(3)
Political Career
107(2)
Revolutionary War
109(1)
After the War
110(1)
Legacy
110(1)
11 Alexander Hamilton
111(14)
Early Life
112(4)
Revolutionary War
116(3)
Political Career
119(5)
Legacy
124(1)
12 John Jay
125(10)
Early Life and Education
126(1)
Entry into Public Life
127(1)
Diplomat
128(2)
John Jay, Federalist
130(1)
John Jay, Supreme Court Justice
130(2)
Jay Treaty
132(1)
Governor of New York
133(1)
End of Life
133(1)
Legacy
134(1)
PART III THE SIGNERS
135(50)
13 John Hancock
139(16)
Early Life
140(1)
Career
141(3)
Introduction to Politics
144(3)
Conflicts with Royal Officials
147(1)
1767-1773
147(1)
1773-1776
148(4)
Return to Massachusetts
152(1)
Post-War Career
153(1)
Legacy
153(2)
14 Benjamin Harrison
155(6)
Early Life and Education
156(1)
The Political Arena
157(1)
Wartime
158(1)
Governor Harrison
159(1)
Legacy
160(1)
15 Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee
161(8)
Early Life
162(1)
Careers
163(2)
The Revolutionary War
165(2)
Post-War Careers
167(1)
Legacy
168(1)
16 Robert Morris
169(8)
Early Life
170(1)
Early Career
170(1)
Revolutionary War
171(4)
Post-War Career
175(1)
Legacy
176(1)
17 Benjamin Rush
177(8)
Early Life and Education
178(1)
The Patriot Doctor
179(2)
Fighting the War
181(1)
Continued Service
181(2)
Legacy
183(2)
PART IV THE FRAMERS
185(40)
18 Rufus King
189(8)
Early Life
190(1)
Revolutionary War
191(1)
Career
192(1)
Constitutional Convention
192(3)
Post-Convention Career
195(1)
Legacy
196(1)
19 Gouverneur Morris
197(10)
Early Life
198(1)
Education
199(1)
Career
200(1)
Revolutionary War
201(2)
Constitutional Convention
203(2)
Legacy
205(2)
20 John Dickinson
207(8)
Early Life
208(2)
Road to Revolution
210(1)
Declaration of Independence
211(2)
The Constitutional Convention
213(1)
Later Life
214(1)
Legacy
214(1)
21 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
215(10)
Early Life
216(2)
Career
218(1)
Revolutionary War
218(2)
Constitutional Convention
220(3)
Post-Convention Career
223(1)
Legacy
223(2)
PART V THE REVOLUTIONARIES
225(22)
22 Thomas Paine
229(8)
Early Life and Education
230(1)
An Unsettled Life
230(2)
Voyage to America
232(1)
Common Sense
232(2)
Into the Fray
234(1)
Later Years
235(1)
Legacy
236(1)
23 Patrick Henry
237(10)
Early Life and Education
238(1)
Failed Beginnings
238(1)
Patrick Henry, Lawyer
239(3)
Preparing for Revolution
242(1)
The War Years
243(1)
Later Years
244(1)
Legacy
245(2)
PART VI THE LAWYERS
247(33)
24 John Marshall
251(12)
Early Life
252(2)
Revolutionary War Service and Early Legal Career
254(1)
A Rising Star
255(2)
On the National Stage
257(1)
Chief Justice Marshall
258(2)
Later Life
260(1)
Legacy
261(2)
25 James Monroe
263(12)
Early Life and Education
264(1)
Military Experience
265(1)
Law and Politics
266(2)
The Politics of Nation Building
268(2)
Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Presidency
270(2)
Later Life
272(1)
Legacy
273(2)
26 The Legacy of the Founding Fathers
275(5)
The Ideology of Revolution
276(1)
The Founding Fathers in Today's Political Landscape
276(1)
The Founding Fathers and Today's World
277(3)
Appendix A Historic Sites of the Founding Fathers 280(2)
Appendix B Roll Call of the Founding Fathers 282(3)
Appendix C Bibliography 285(2)
Index 287
Meg Greene Malvasi, MA, MS is an historian and writer. She holds an MA in American history from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and an MS in historic preservation from the University of Vermont. Paula M. Stathakis, PhD is an historian and writer. She has a PhD in American history from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Stathakis has served on the history faculty at several colleges and universities.
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