The last founding father : James Monroe and a nation's call to greatness / Harlow Giles Unger.
The epic story of James Monroe-- the last of America's Founding Fathers -- who transformed a small, fragile nation beset by enemies into a glorious and powerful empire stretching "from sea to shining sea."
Record details
- ISBN: 9780306818080 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0306818086
- Physical Description: xii, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2009.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-376) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | "To be free-- we must fight" -- "A brave-- and sensible officer" -- "I may lose my scalp" -- "A most interesting connection" -- "A subversion of liberty" -- "One continuous scene of riot" -- La belle Américaine -- "Let calumny have its course" -- "To prevent this greatest of evils" -- "Some outrages had been committed" -- Nothing but simple justice" -- To repair an injury -- "We have met the enemy-- " -- "The poor Capital-- crack'd and broken" -- The "Era of Good Feelings" -- "Embroidered with gold" -- "Winked away by compromise" -- A momentous decision -- Rejoice! -- "A plain and gentle man". |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | E 372 .U54 2009 | 30540650 | General Collection | Available | - |