Representative Americans The Revolutionary Generation

by Risjord, Norman K.

• ISBN13: 9780742520752
• ISBN10: 0742520757
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-25
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

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. This book reflects their concern with the fundamentals of society and government and also explores the lives of individuals who contributed to science and the arts. Risjord divides this book into three sections, each exploring one of the era's dominant themes.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Nation Builders
Benjamin Franklin: The American Mold	p. 3
Samuel Adams: Pure Republican	p. 25
George Washington: Gentleman Revolutionary	p. 52
Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox	p. 78
Abigail Adams: Partner in Home Rule	p. 95
Aaron Lopez: An Immigrant's Story	p. 114
Character Builders
Noah Webster: The Search for National Identity	p. 127
Charles Willson Peale: Patriotism in Color	p. 141
Charles Bulfinch: An American Style in Building	p. 156
Isaac Backus: Crusader	p. 170
Benjamin Rush: Patriot Physician	p. 179
Benjamin Banneker: An African-American's Experience	p. 202
Empire Builders
Eli Whitney and John Jacob Astor: Pioneers of Business	p. 221
George Rogers Clark: Conqueror of the Northwest	p. 241
James Wilkinson: Master of Imperial Intrigue	p. 260
Tecumseh and The Prophet: A Vision Shattered	p. 284
Thomas Jefferson: A Summary View	p. 307
Index	p. 333
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