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  • Georgetown's Second Founder

    Fr. Giovanni Grassi's News on the Present Condition of the Republic of the United States of North America

    Translated by Roberto Severino ...
    by Giovanni Grassi ...
    Observations on the new American republic by an early president of Georgetown UniversityFather Giovanni Antonio Grassi was the ninth president of Georgetown University and pioneered its transition into a modern institution, earning him the moniker Georgetown’s Second Founder. Originally published in Italian in 1818 and translated here into English for the first time, his News on the Present ... Read more

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    by Thomas Jefferson ...
    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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  • American Heroes

    Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America

    by Edmund S. Morgan ...
    "A wise, humane and beautifully written book." —Bret Stephens, Wall Street JournalFrom the best-selling author of Benjamin Franklin comes this remarkable work that will help redefine our notion of American heroism. Americans have long been obsessed with their heroes, but the men and women dramatically portrayed here are not celebrated for the typical banal reasons contained in Founding Fathers ... Read more

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  • Mayflower: A History From Beginning to End

    by Hourly History ...
    The story of the Mayflower is one of adventure, courage, and destiny. The Mayflower was the ship that launched a nation. She left from England in September of 1620, carrying 102 English Separatists to a new life, one that came with the freedom to practice their religious beliefs as they saw fit. These Pilgrims had the courage of their convictions. They had already potentially faced execution for ... Read more

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  • The Portable John Adams

    by John Adams ...
    In addition to being an uncompromising defender of liberty, esteemed diplomat, and successor to George Washington, John Adams was a passionate and prolific writer. Adams biographer John Patrick Diggins gathers an impressive variety of his works in this compact, original volume, including parts of his diary and autobiography, and selections from his rich correspondence with this wife, Abigail, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America

    by Frank Lambert ...
    How did the United States, founded as colonies with explicitly religious aspirations, come to be the first modern state whose commitment to the separation of church and state was reflected in its constitution? Frank Lambert explains why this happened, offering in the process a synthesis of American history from the first British arrivals through Thomas Jefferson's controversial presidency.Lambert ... Read more

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  • Jefferson's Demons

    Portrait of a Restless Mind

    by Michael Knox Beran ...
    "I have often wondered for what good end the sensations of Grief could be intended."-- Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson suffered during his life from periodic bouts of dejection and despair, shadowed intervals during which he was full of "gloomy forebodings" about what lay ahead.Not long before he composed the Declaration of Independence, the young Jefferson lay for six weeks in idleness and ill ... Read more

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  • The Beginnings of the USA

    Enriched edition.

    by Carl Lotus Becker, Jenna Saunders ...
    In 'The Beginnings of the USA', Carl Lotus Becker meticulously explores the early history of the United States, focusing on the country's origins and the political, social, and cultural factors that shaped its development. Written in a clear and engaging style, the book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the founding of the nation, drawing on primary sources and historical ... Read more

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  • The Mayflower

    The Founding Myth of the United States of America

    by 50minutes ...
    Series series History
    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the story of the Mayflower in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the voyage of the Mayflower. In 1620, a group of Puritans now known as the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America to escape the religious persecution they faced in England. Despite delays, tempests, food shortages, disease ... Read more

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  • The Political Philosophy of George Washington

    by Jeffry H. Morrison ...
    Series series The Political Philosophy of the American Founders
    "A delight . . . rewarding insight into Washington and his times . . . and an illuminating section on the religious outlook of this American founder." — Journal of American HistoryGeorge Washington is revered as the father of his country, a clever and skilled general, and a man of restrained principle—but not as a political thinker. This short introduction to Washington's political philosophy ... Read more

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  • The Adams-Jefferson Letters

    The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams

    Edited by Lester J. Cappon ...
    Series series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
    An intellectual dialogue of the highest plane achieved in America, the correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraced government, philosophy, religion, quotidiana, and family griefs and joys. First meeting as delegates to the Continental Congress in 1775, they initiated correspondence in 1777, negotiated jointly as ministers in Europe in the 1780s, and ... Read more

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  • John Adams: Writings from the New Nation 1784-1826 (LOA #276)

    by John Adams ...
    Series Book 3 - Library of America Adams Family Collection
    Gordon S. Wood presents the final chapter in his definitive three-volume edition of the writings of a great American Founder and presidentA powerful polemicist, insightful political theorist, and tireless diplomat, John Adams (1735–1826) was a vital and controversial figure during the early years of the American republic. Once overshadowed by Washington and Jefferson, Adams has become the subject ... Read more

    $19.99 USD