About this title: From "the most respected among all scholars of the colonial and Revolutionary periods"--"Washington Post World," comes a marvelous group portrait of the Founding Fathers, rich with insight into what shaped these particular men.
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Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin, N Y.
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781594200939ISBN:1594200939
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780143112082ISBN:0143112082
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 2007-05-29
ISBN-13:9780143112082ISBN:0143112082
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Books, New York, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781594200939ISBN:1594200939
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. History/U.S. /Founding Fathers F/F/1st. ed. Revolutionary Characters offers a series of brilliantly illuminating studies of the men who came to be known as the founding fathers. Each life is considered in the round, but the thread that binds the work together and gives it the comulative power of a revelation is this idea of characters as a lived reality for those men. Book Condition is Fine; as new, not a remainder. Dust Jacket is also Fine; matte jacket with price intact ... read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781594200939ISBN:1594200939
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"An enjoyable read, especially for people who may not have all that much background in the Founding Fathers. Also, if you love Thomas Jefferson or hate Aaron Burr (though now Burr's my hero), this book is for you."
"This collection of essays is much better read when you let some time pass between the installments. Reading it all at once can become tiring as the author repeats quotes and theories. The introductory essay is insightful and interesting. It should be read by any person intrigued by America's importance/place in the world."
"As mass interest in the Founding Fathers has recently picked up, tons of books on these men have been popping up all over the place. This is one of the better ones. Divided into chapters on each Founding Father that is profiled, this book takes a look at what made these men unique and special, both in their time and in ours. While the author assumes a basic knowledge of the Revolution and who men like Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Paine, Franklin, Hamilton, and Burr were, he writes in a manner that is accessible to anyone who wants to learn more about these individuals and the country they helped create. I disagree slightly with his portrayal of the characters of Jefferson and Adams, but overall, this is an excellent read."
"Gordon S. Wood is Professor of History at Brown University. He received the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for History for The Radicalism of the American Revolution and the 1970 Bancroft Prize for The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787.
Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different is a series of essays covering each of eight different founding fathers: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Adams, Thomas Paine, and Aaron Burr. Rather than discuss what the founders accomplished, the essays (about 20 to 30 pages apiece) examine the character, philosophy, and virtues of each of these men. The essays are sandwiched between an introduction and an epilogue which bind the essays together.
Some of the main themes conveyed in the essays include: Washington, the only truly classical hero we have ever had, had a lifelong preoccupation with his reputation for "disinterestedness". Franklin was the most American of the founders and yet he was also the most European. Jefferson, firmly believing in the inherent beneficence of men, celebrated society's superiority over government. Hamilton, the big-business man and big-government man, fought to tie the two together, and in doing so became the man who made modern America. There is no "James Madison Problem" after all - it was the over-reach of Federalism that was changing during the early 1790's, and not the views of Madison. Adams, who had led the charge in the fight for independence, was convinced that he would never receive due recognition and continually sought to bolster his legacy. Paine was the first "public intellectual" whose prose aroused not only the politically-connected and enlightened (as most writing of the era targeted only them), but the common folk as well. Lastly, and in stark contrast, Burr's use of his office to promote his own self interest was not so much an act of treason against his country, but against his class.
Professor Wood reminds us that these men were not born into wealth, aristocracy, and gentility; they were all self-made men - the first in their families to attend college and certainly the first to become "gentlemen". He posits that their success essentially secured their own extinction in that they created (unwittingly) an egalitarian system of rule in which subsequent leaders did not necessarily need to possess an enlightened, disinterested (i.e., having no personal or financial stake), virtuous, or even gentlemenly character."
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