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02265aam a2200373Ia 4500 001 82BB632228FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140821010440 008 110403s2011 nyucf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1611452929 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781611452921 (pbk.) : 035 $a (OCoLC)711051654 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OEM $d VP@ $d BDX $d COH $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 082 04 $a 973.3 $2 23 100 1 $a Burns, Eric. 245 10 $a Virtue, valor, & vanity : $b the inside story of the founding fathers and the price of a more perfect union / $c Eric Burns. 246 3 $a Virtue, valor, and vanity 260 $a New York : $b Arcade Pub., $c c2011. 300 $a xiii, 239 p., [8] p. of plates : $b ports. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-232) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: The Crew of the Concord -- Part 1. The Beginnings of Celebrity: The Roman Republic -- The American in Paris -- Americans at Home -- Part 2. The Ingredients of Renown: Ambition -- Vanity -- Modesty -- Jealousy -- Image -- Myth -- Part 3. The Last Days of Famous Men: A Simple Epitaph -- The Tombstone at Red Hill -- An Early Death -- The Tourist Attraction -- A Message to the Future -- John Adams Survives -- Epilogue: The Autograph of a Not-So-Famous Man -- Index. 520 $a Profiles of the Founding Fathers of the United States evaluate their lives, careers, and specific contributions to the U.S. Constitution, in a historical assessment that illuminates their motivations while explaining how their shared vision remains relevant. 650 0 $a Founding Fathers of the United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1775-1783. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1783-1789. 650 0 $a Virtue $x History $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Courage $x History $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Pride and vanity $x History $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Fame $x History $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204055742.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110041456.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=82BB632228FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search