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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Fallen Founder 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
Too soon? Too soon? Drew Friedman x, 193 p. : 27 cm OL19948796W
James Madison James Madison Cheney, Lynne V. "This majestic new biography of James Madison explores the astonishing story of a man of vaunted modesty who audaciously changed the world. Among the Founding Fathers, Madison was a true genius of th… OL19980149W
Apostle of Union Apostle of Union Matthew Mason Known today as "the other speaker at Gettysburg," Edward Everett had a distinguished and illustrative career at every level of American politics from the 1820s through the Civil War. In this new biog… OL20040761W
Jefferson Davis, American Jefferson Davis, American William J. Cooper A portrait of the complex man at the center of the Civil War. OL2966479W
Envoy to the Terror 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
American Revolutionary American Revolutionary William L. MacDougall American Revolutionary is a biography of the Scottish American Revolutionary War politician and General from New York. The book is about his life and times rather than focusing solely on the major hi… OL6906468W