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Author:

Cheney, Lynne V., author.

Title:

The Virginia dynasty : four presidents and the creation of the American nation / Lynne Cheney.

Publisher:

Viking,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

437 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Presidents--United States--Biography.
Washington, George,--1732-1799.
Jefferson, Thomas,--1743-1826.
Madison, James,--1751-1836.
Monroe, James,--1758-1831.
Statesmen--Virginia--Biography.
Founding Fathers of the United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-422) and index.

Contents:

Prologue -- The warriors: from triumph to catastrophe -- River crossing: victory hard won -- The intellectuals: poetry and prose -- Untrodden ground: a nation wholly new -- Schism: breaking the bonds of attachment -- Interregnum: the President from Braintree -- The spirit of '76: the Virginians return -- Securing independence: war under the Constitution -- Dynasty's end: gathering storm clouds -- Epilogue.

Summary:

A group portrait of America's first four presidents from Virginia focuses on a series of key historical episodes that illustrate how the myriad leadership roles of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe promoted transcendental, if contradictory, national views about freedom and equality.

ISBN:

1101980044
9781101980040

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1192540081

LCCN:

2020940885

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