The Founding Fathers
By: Michael I. Levy, executive editor ; Encyclop©Œdia Britannica
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781435123892
Subjects: Politics and government; Politicians; American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668; History; Dictionaries; Biography; Statesmen
Other titles: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Description: This comprehensive guide takes a look at prominent statesmen such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Washington and lesser-known but influential leaders such as Samuel Chase, Charles Pinckney, and others. Alphabetized for easy reference, it also offers discussions of key issues, including slavery, the separation of powers, the presidency, and Deism and Christianity; events, such as the American Revolution, the Whiskey Rebellion, and the Louisiana Purchase; and documents, including the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Every special essay and concise entry--from "Abigail Adams" to "George Wythe"--Promotes the deeper understanding of the personalities, issues, and events.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The Founding Fathers and Their Place in History; title: The Founding Era : From Revolution to Republic; title: The Foundingest Father : George Washington; title: The "Gallery of Greats." John Adams ; Samuel Adams ; Benjamin Franklin ; Alexander Hamilton ; Patrick Henry ; Thomas Jefferson ; James Madison ; John Marshall ; George Mason; title: Founding "Mothers." Abigail Adams ; Margaret Corbin ; Dolley Madison ; Elizabeth Monroe ; Molly Pitcher ; Betsy Ross ; Mercy Otis Warren ; Martha Washington ; Phillis Wheatley; title: Brotherhood of Founders. Crispus Attucks ; John Blair ; Aaron Burr ; Charles Carroll ; Samuel Chase ; Abraham Clark ; Jonathan Dayton ; John Dickinson ; Elbridge Gerry ; Button Gwinnett ; Nathan Hale ; John Hancock ; Francis Hopkinson ; John Jay ; Rufus King ; Richard Henry Lee ; Robert R. Livingston ; Arthur Middleton ; James Monroe ; Gouverneur Morris ; Robert Morris ; Thomas Paine ; William Paterson ; Charles Pinckney ; Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ; Caesar Rodney ; John Rutledge ; Roger Sherman ; James Wilson ; John Witherspoon ; Oliver Wolcott ; George Wythe; title: Founding Documents. Declaration of Independence; title: Articles of Confederation; title: Constitution of the United States of America; title: Federalist Papers.