John Witherspoon and the Founding of the American Republic
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: June 28, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780268034856
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; Biography: general; United States; Presbyterian Church; Political History; Witherspoon, John,; Declaration of Independence; Statesmen; Political Science; Biography / Autobiography; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; The Americas; Historical - U.S; Political; United States - 18th Century; Clergy; Signers; United States; History & Theory - General; 1723-1794; Biography; Political and social views
First sentence: It is one of the little ironies of American history that Benjamin Rush, who once predicted that the accomplishments of his old friend the Rev. John Witherspoon would "probably preserve his name to the end of time," should himself be more famous at present than Witherspoon.