
The Everything Founding Fathers Book
All you need to know about the men who shaped America
Meg Greene(Author)
Adams Media Corporation (Publisher)
Published on 18. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-4405-2586-5 (ISBN)
Description
George Washington. John Adams. Benjamin Franklin. These great leaders--and many others--made innumerable contributions that laid the groundwork for our nation. But who were they really? In actuality, the founding fathers were a diverse group of men and not the homogenous collection history has shaped them into. Some were puritanical but some were philanderers; some were wealthy while others were plagued with money woes. Inside you'll discover the triumphs, failures, and little-known facts about our founding fathers, including: Why George Washington never lived in the White House What John Adams and Thomas Jefferson stole from Shakespeare's birthplace Why Alexander Hamilton never ran for president How Thomas Paine narrowly escaped execution in France Why Thomas Jefferson kept grizzly bears on the White House lawn Featuring fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this book uncovers both the great accomplishments and also the very human flaws of the founding fathers and brings them to life like no dry history book can!
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Language
English
Place of publication
Holbrook, MA
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4405-2586-5 (9781440525865)
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The Everything Founding Fathers Book
All you need to know about the men who shaped America
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Meg Greene Malvasi, MA, MS is an historian and writer. She holds an MA in American history from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and an MS in historic preservation from the University of Vermont. Paula M. Stathakis, PhD is an historian and writer. She has a PhD in American history from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Stathakis has served on the history faculty at several colleges and universities.