Founding Fathers: The Essential Guide to the Men Who Made America

by Encyclopædia Britannica

Book Overview

An authoritative, accessible guide to the figures who shaped a nation

How did upstart colonists solidify the ideas celebrated in the Declaration of Independence and defeat the powerful British army? How did thinkers from disparate backgrounds shape a government that transformed modern politics? The Founding Fathers explains how, putting valuable information on this historic period at your fingertips--straight from one of the most trusted sources...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470117923
• ISBN13: 9780470117927
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"