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Title:

A republic of scoundrels : the schemers, intriguers & adventurers who created a new American nation / edited by David Head & Timothy C. Hemmis.

Edition:

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.

Publisher:

Pegasus Books,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xx, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Subject:

Founding Fathers of the United States.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
United States--Social life and customs--1775-1783.
United States--Social life and customs--1783-1865.
Political culture--United States--History--18th century.
Pères fondateurs des États-Unis.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1775-1783.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1783-1809.
États-Unis--Mœurs et coutumes--1775-1783.
États-Unis--Mœurs et coutumes--1783-1865.
Essays.

Other Authors:

Head, David (Historian), editor.
Hemmis, Timothy C., editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-336) and index.

Summary:

This new look at Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton goes beyond their common depictions as American saints to expose the sometimes selfish motives behind their actions.

ISBN:

1639364072
9781639364077

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1410315685

LCCN:

bl2023175654

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

WKPE185 -- Cherokee Public Library (Cherokee)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)