Brands, H. W.

Summary: "From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands, a revelatory history of the shocking emergence of vicious political division at the birth of the United States Founding Partisans is a lively narrative of the early years of the republic as the Founding Fathers fought one another with competing visions of what our nation would be. To the framers of the Constitution, political...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3092 BRA

Wulf, Andrea.

Summary: "From the author of the acclaimed The Brother Gardeners, a fascinating look at the founding fathers from the unique and intimate perspective of their lives as gardeners, plantsmen, and farmers. For the founding fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions, as deeply ingrained in their characters as their belief in liberty for the nation they were creating. Andrea Wulf...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2011

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Summary: This new look at Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton goes beyond their common depictions as American saints to expose the sometimes selfish motives behind their actions.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3092 REP

Lowell, Barbara

Summary: With his face on the ten-dollar bill and an award-winning musical about his life, it's clear that Alexander Hamilton's story is one worth telling. Despite feeling like an outsider, Hamilton fought hard to form a united nation with a strong central government-and many of his ideas are still relevant today! With this illustrated leveled reader, kids can learn more about the man who, in many ways,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR BLUE LOW

Groom, Winston

Summary: "In this masterful narrative, historian Winston Groom transports readers to the world of the American Revolution, where bold ideas, improbable events, and three extraordinary characters led to the remarkable birth of the country we know today. When the Revolutionary War ended in victory, there remained a stupendous problem: establishing a workable democratic government in the vast, newly...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2020

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.3092 GRO

Lefer, David.

Summary: Provides an insightful and gripping account of the birth of modern American conservatism and its impact on the earliest days of our nation.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.52 LEF