The intimate lives of the founding fathers /
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Smithsonian Books, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 456 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780061139123
- 0061139122
- 973.3092/2 B 22
- E302.5 .F54 2009
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NF | Chamberlin Free Public Library | Nonfiction | 973.3 FLE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 34517000226756 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-437) and index.
GEORGE WASHINGTON: The agonies of honor -- Partner in love and life -- From great to somebody to Lady Washington -- The other George Washington scandals -- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: The sins of the father -- The oldest revolultionary -- "Mon Cher" papa -- JOHN ADAMS: An amorous puritan finds a wife -- Portia's dubious diplomat -- Second banana blues -- Party of two -- Remembering some other ladies -- ALEXANDER HAMILTON: Bastard son and wary lover -- The woman in the middle -- Love's secret triumph -- THOMAS JEFFERSON: Romantic voyager -- The traumas of happiness -- Head versus heart -- The wages of fame -- If Jefferson is wrong, is America wrong? -- JAMES MADISON: A shy genius makes a conquest -- Partners in fame -- How to save a country -- The erosion of Jefferson's image in the American mind.
An intimate look at the founders--George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison--and the women who played essential roles in their lives.
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