| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 456 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-437) and index. |
| Contents |
GEORGE WASHINGTON. The agonies of honor ; Partner in love and life ; From great somebody to Lady Washington ; The other George Washington scandals -- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. The sins of the father ; The oldest revolutionary ; 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 -- Appendix : 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. |
| Subject |
Founding Fathers of the United States -- Biography.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Statesmen -- Family relationships -- United States.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Conduct of life.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780061139123 |
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0061139122 |
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