Revolutionary characters : what made the founders different
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2006.
Physical Desc
x, 321 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Bandon Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction
973.3 WOOD
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973.3 WOOD
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2006.
Format
Book
Language
English
UPC
9781594200939
Lexile measure
1290
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-307) and index
Description
A series of studies of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers. Each life is considered in the round, but the thread that binds the work together is the idea of character as a lived reality for these men. For these were men, Wood shows, who took the matter of character very seriously. They were the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made, men who considered the arc of lives, as of nations, as being one of moral progress. They saw themselves as comprising the world's first meritocracy, as opposed to the decadent Old World aristocracy of inherited wealth and station. Historian Wood's accomplishment here is to bring these men and their times down to earth and within our reach, showing us just who they were and what drove them, and that the virtues they defined for themselves are the virtues we aspire to still.--From publisher description
Target Audience
1290L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wood, G. S. (2006). Revolutionary characters: what made the founders different . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wood, Gordon S. 2006. Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wood, Gordon S. Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different Penguin Press, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wood, Gordon S. Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different Penguin Press, 2006.
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