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When, on January 31, 1752, Gouverneur Morris was born in the family manor-house at Morrisania, on the lands where his forefathers had dwelt for three generations, New York colony contained only some eighty thousand inhabitants, of whom twelve thousand were blacks. New York city... Read Full Overview

When, on January 31, 1752, Gouverneur Morris was born in the family manor-house at Morrisania, on the lands where his forefathers had dwelt for three generations, New York colony contained only some eighty thousand inhabitants, of whom twelve thousand were blacks. New York city... Read Full Overview

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Theodore Roosevelt has produced an animated and intensely interesting biography of Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), the early American politician, businessman, diplomat and statesman who was the New York representative to the Continental Congress, This title is cited and recommended... Read Full Overview

""Gouverneur Morris"" is a biography written by Theodore Roosevelt about the life of Gouverneur Morris, an American statesman and Founding Father. The book covers Morris's early life, his education, his political career, and his contributions to the development of the United... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

Gouverneur Morris the story of his life and work. This book, "Gouverneur Morris the story of his life and work", by Theodore Roosevelt, is a replication of a book originally published before 1903. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in... Read Full Overview