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Ellis, Joseph J.
ISBN: 9780307276452
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Books USA
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From the first shots fired at Lexington to the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, Ellis guides readers through the decisive issues of the nation's founding. The author strips the mythic veneer of America's iconic founders to reveal men possessed of both brilliance and blindness.
From the first shots fired at Lexington to the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, Ellis guides readers through the decisive issues of the nation's founding. The author strips the mythic veneer of America's iconic founders to reveal men possessed of both brilliance and blindness.
| ISBN | 0307276457 | | DEWEY | 973.3 | | ISBN13 | 9780307276452
(What's this?) | | Pages | 283 | | Publisher | Vintage Books USA | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | VINTAGE BOOKS | | Weight (grammes) | 322 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 202 | | Publication date | 01 Oct 2008 | | Width (mm) | 134 | | Library of Congress | E302.1 | |
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| | | Foreword | | | | | | Prologue: The Founding | | 3 | | Chapter 1 | | The Year | | 20 | | Chapter 2 | | The Winter | | 58 | | Chapter 3 | | The Argument | | 87 | | Chapter 4 | | The Treaty | | 127 | | Chapter 5 | | The Conspiracy | | 165 | | Chapter 6 | | The Purchase | | 207 | | | | Afterword | | 241 | | | | Notes | | 245 | | | | Acknowledgments | | 269 | | | | Index | | 271 |
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