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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Franklin on Franklin	Benjamin Franklin	"Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography ends in 1758, some thirty years before he died. Those three decades included some of the statesman's greatest triumphs, yet instead of including them in his memoir,…	OL14996559W
Alexander Hamilton, American	Richard Brookhiser	A compact, compelling biography of one of the greatest, though comparatively overlooked, of the nation’s founders. While Brookhiser (Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington, 1996), an editor…	OL15211901W
Charles Evans Hughes and American Democratic Statesmanship	Dexter Perkins	This is the tenth title in the now well-established Library of American Biographies (launched with Catton's U.S. Grant). The books are to be judged individually, and stand up exceedingly well as conc…	OL15790569W
Golden bones	Sichan Siv	Young Sichan Siv was targeted by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian genocide because he was a university graduate. His mother told him to run and "never give up hope!" Captured and put to work in a…	OL16055674W
Gallatin	Nicholas Dungan	Examines the life of statesman Albert Gallatin and discusses his role in the formation of the United States.	OL16095195W
Signing their rights away	Denise Kiernan	Presents the lives, deaths, and scandals involving the thirty-nine signers of the United States Constitution, including Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and James McHenry.	OL16498694W
Fallen Founder	Nancy Isenberg	This definitive biography of the revolutionary era villain overturns every myth and image we have of him. The narrative of America's founding is filled with godlike geniuses—Franklin, Washington, Ada…	OL1855113W
Our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor	Richard R. Beeman	Acclaimed historian Richard R. Beeman examines the grueling 22-month period between the meeting of the Continental Congress on September 5, 1774, and the audacious decision for independence in July 1…	OL19667095W
Too soon?	Drew Friedman	x, 193 p. : 27 cm	OL19948796W
If you can keep it	Eric Metaxas	Eric Metaxas offers a thrilling review of America's uniqueness, and a sobering reminder that America's greatness cannot continue unless people truly understand what their founding fathers meant for t…	OL20028269W
Suspected of independence	McKean, David (Director of policy planning)	The last signatory to the Declaration of Independence was one of the earliest to sign up for the Revolution: Thomas McKean lived a radical, boisterous, politically intriguing life and was one of the …	OL20030681W
Benjamin Franklin in London	George Goodwin	xiii, 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm	OL21831145W
The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1757	Benjamin Franklin	Overview: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin was written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a torturous…	OL24249445W
The intimate lives of the Founding Fathers	Thomas J. Fleming	An intimate look at the founders-- George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison-- and the women who played essential roles in their lives.	OL24833929W
Jefferson Davis, American	William J. Cooper	A portrait of the complex man at the center of the Civil War.	OL2966479W
American Creation	Joseph J. Ellis	From the first shots fired at Lexington to the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, Joseph J. Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the …	OL53116W
Envoy to the Terror	Melanie Randolph Miller	The story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant and unconventional Founding Father from New York, is a forgotten jewel in the crown of early American national history. Although he was an important cont…	OL5703894W
The papers of John Marshall	John Marshall	"Sponsored by the College of William and Mary and the Institute of Early American History and Culture under the auspices of the National Historical Publications Commission."	OL60621W
Acheson and empire	John T. McNay	"Acheson and Empire offers a reassessment of Dean Acheson's policies toward the former colonial world during his period as secretary of state from 1949 to 1953. John T. McNay argues that Acheson inhe…	OL6210991W
Death and the statesman	Joseph B. Underhill-Cady	"Death and the Statesman argues that the fear of death powerfully shapes our thinking about war. More importantly, it also shapes the thinking of those leaders and officials who decide when and where…	OL6212988W