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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.

Publication Info. New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - New Materials  973.3092 REPUBLIC    DUE 05-15-24
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Adult New Materials  973.3092 REPUBLIC    DUE 05-06-24
Edition First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Description xx, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-336) and index.
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.
Genre/Form Essays.
Added Author Head, David (Historian), editor.
Hemmis, Timothy C., editor.
Added Title Schemers, intriguers and adventurers who created a new American nation
ISBN 9781639364077 (hardcover)
1639364072 (hardcover)
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