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Revolutionary Characters

What Made the Founders Different

What Made the Founders Different

What Made the Founders Different

By Gordon S. Wood

By Gordon S. Wood

By Gordon S. Wood

By Gordon S. Wood

By Gordon S. Wood
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By Gordon S. Wood
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    About Revolutionary Characters

    A New York Times bestseller! 

    “Of those writing about the founding fathers, [Gordon Wood] is quite simply the best.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

    In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, What made these men great, and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine, is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress.

    Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway musical Hamilton sparked new interest in the Revolutionary War and the Founding Fathers. In addition to Alexander Hamilton, the production also features George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, Lafayette, and many more.

    Look for Gordon’s 2017 release, Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. 

    About Revolutionary Characters

    In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, “What made these men great?” and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each—Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine—is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress.

    About Revolutionary Characters

    In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, ?What made these men great???and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of each?Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison, Paine?is presented individually as well as collectively, but the thread that binds these portraits together is the idea of character as a lived reality. They were members of the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made?men who understood that the arc of lives, as of nations, is one of moral progress.

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    Also by Gordon S. Wood

    Friends Divided
    The Idea of America
    The Purpose of the Past
    The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
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    See all books by Gordon S. Wood

    Also by Gordon S. Wood

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    The Idea of America
    The Purpose of the Past
    The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
    The American Revolution
    See all books by Gordon S. Wood

    About Gordon S. Wood

    Gordon S. Wood is the Alva O. Way University Professor and professor of history emeritus at Brown University. His 1969 book, The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787, received the Bancroft and John H. Dunning prizes and was nominated for the National… More about Gordon S. Wood

    About Gordon S. Wood

    Gordon S. Wood is the Alva O. Way University Professor and professor of history emeritus at Brown University. His 1969 book, The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787, received the Bancroft and John H. Dunning prizes and was nominated for the National… More about Gordon S. Wood

    About Gordon S. Wood

    Gordon S. Wood is the Alva O. Way University Professor and professor of history emeritus at Brown University. His 1969 book, The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787, received the Bancroft and John H. Dunning prizes and was nominated for the National… More about Gordon S. Wood

    Product Details

    Category: Colonial/Revolutionary Period | Political Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 29, 2007 | 336 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143112082

    Category: Colonial/Revolutionary Period | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 18, 2006 | 336 Pages | ISBN 9781101201664

    Category: Colonial/Revolutionary Period | Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    May 18, 2006 | 600 Minutes | ISBN 9781429586290

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