Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-437) and index.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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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