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Author:

Fleming, Thomas J.

Title:

The intimate lives of the founding fathers / Thomas Fleming.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Smithsonian Books,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xvi, 456 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Founding Fathers of the United States--Biography.
Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Statesmen--United States--Family relationships.
Statesmen--United States--Conduct of life.
United States--Politics and government--18th century--Biography.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

0061139122
9780061139123

OCLC:

(OCoLC)310399287

LCCN:

2009018013

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