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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
Publication date
May 1, 2001
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
2
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780742520745
ISBN-10
0742520749
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$108.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Each generation of Americans has a special flavor, a character of its own. Sometimes a memorable decade, such as the 'Gay Nineties' or the 'Roaring Twenties,' imprinted the generation that lived and outlived it. Yet no simple rubric comes easily to mind when one thinks of the Revolutionary generation. Their accomplishments were too grand, their interests too varied, to be encompassed in a single phrase. Risjord divides this book into three sections, each exploring one of the era's dominant themes. The first section, 'Nation Builders' follows the careers of military men such as George Washington and Francis Marion and examines life on the homefront through the eyes of Abigail Adams. The section headed 'Character Builders' examines the lives of people who sought to mold an American national character, men such as Charles Willson Peale, Benjamin Rush, and Noah Webster. The last section explores the paradox that the Revolutionary generation also gave birth to an empire in which self-governing people ruled--sometimes tyrannically--over others. The founders of the American republic were preoccupied with the fundamentals of society and government. This book reflects this concern and also explores the lives of individuals who contributed to science and the arts.
Editions
Hardcover
2 edition from Madison House Pub (May 1, 2001); titled "Representative Americans: The Revolutionary Generation"
9780945612735 | details & prices | List price $19.95
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2 edition from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc (May 1, 2001); titled "Representative Americans: The Revolutionary Generation"
9780742520745 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $108.00
About: Each generation of Americans has a special flavor, a character of its own.
About: Each generation of Americans has a special flavor, a character of its own.
Paperback
2 edition from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc (May 1, 2001); titled "Representative Americans: The Revolutionary Generation"
9780742520752 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $38.00
from D C Heath & Co (December 1, 1980)
9780669027105 | details & prices | List price $20.67
About: Each generation of Americans has a special flavor, a character of its own.
About: Each generation of Americans has a special flavor, a character of its own.
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