Invention of a nation

Washington, Adams, Jefferson

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Invention of a nation

Washington, Adams, Jefferson

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"Gore Vidal, one of the master stylists of American literature and one of the most acute observers of American life and history, turns his immense literary and historiographic talent to a portrait of the formidable trio of George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson."

"In Inventing a Nation, Vidal transports the reader into the minds, the living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls, and the salons of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and other key figures who helped found the American Republic. Vidal's splendid and percipient prose animates key moments of decision in the birthing of our nation, and we come to know these men in ways we have not until now - their opinions of each other, their worries about money, their concerns about creating a viable democracy. Vidal brings them to life and illuminates the force and weight of the documents they wrote, the speeches they gave, and the institutions of government they fashioned. Above all, Inventing a Nation presents a powerful, compassionate, immensely moving portrait of George Washington, whose resolution, integrity, and intelligence rescued the fledgling Republic many times in its early days."--Jacket.

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English
Pages
198

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Inventing a Nation
2008, Yale University Press
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Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson (American Icons Series)
August 11, 2004, Yale University Press
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Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
2004, RB Large Print
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Invention of a nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
2003, Yale University Press
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Inventing a nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
2003, Yale University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New Haven
Series
American icons series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.4/092/2
Library of Congress
E302.1 .V57 2003

The Physical Object

Pagination
198 p. ;
Number of pages
198

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22573885M
Internet Archive
inventingnationw00vida
ISBN 10
0300101716
LCCN
2003015612
OCLC/WorldCat
52721004
Library Thing
49781
Goodreads
1920656

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