Title: The founders at home : the building of America, 1735-1817 /
Authors: Magnet, Myron
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Founding Fathers of the United States Biography.; Statesmen United States Biography.; United States Politics and government Philosophy.
Abstract: Discusses the history of America's Founding Fathers through their words and actions but also through the architectural treasures of the homes they built while they conspired to change the world.
Contents: The Americanness of the American Revolution -- The firebrands. Conceived in liberty: William Livingston and the case for revolution ; Conservative revolutionaries: the Lees of Stratford Hall -- The federalists. George Washington: in pursuit of fame ; General Washington ; President Washington ; John Jay: America's indispensable diplomat ; Alexander Hamilton and the American dream -- The republicans. Thomas Jefferson: Monticello's shadows ; James Madison: theory ; James Madison: practice.