Title: Wit & wisdom of the founding fathers : Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson /
Authors: Zall, Paul M.
Publisher: ECCO Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin, Quotations.; Washington, George, Quotations.; Adams, John, Quotations.; Jefferson, Thomas, Quotations.; Statesmen United States Quotations.; Quotations, American.; Founding Fathers of the United States Quotations.; United States Politics and government Quotations, maxims, etc.; United States Politics and government Quotations, maxims, etc.; United States Politics and government Quotations, maxims, etc.
Abstract: George Washington laughing? That the venerable Father of Our Country, the austere and unfailingly honest leader of historical record and legend, had a penchant for tall tales and crafty quips seems unthinkable to most Americans, even today. In The Wit & Wisdom of the Founding Fathers, historian and scholar Paul Zall shatters the sober image of American icons George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin to reveal - and celebrate - their natural.