Biographies of the new American nation : George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Douglass, and more / edited by Sherman Hollar. [Boundless electronic resource]
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; CH 1 GEORGE WASHINGTON; CH 2 JOHN ADAMS; CH 3 THOMAS JEFFERSON; CH 4 JOHN JAY; CH 5 JAMES MADISON; CH 6 ALEXANDER HAMILTON; CH 7 JOHN MARSHALL; CH 8 JAMES MONROE; CH 9 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS; CH 10 ANDREW JACKSON; CH 11 TECUMSEH; CH 12 SEQUOYAH; CH 13 WILLIAM CLARK; CH 14 MERIWETHER LEWIS; CH 15 SACAGAWEA; CH 16 HENRY CLAY; CH 17 FRANCIS SCOTT KEY; CH 18 JOHN C. CALHOUN; CH 19 DANIEL WEBSTER; CH 20 WASHINGTON IRVING; CH 21 ZACHARY TAYLOR; CH 22 JAMES FENIMORE COOPER; CH 23 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN; CH 24 SAM HOUSTON; CH 25 WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
CH 26 NAT TURNERCH 27 OSCEOLA; CH 28 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON; CH 29 SARAH AND ANGELINA GRIMKÉ; CH 30 FREDERICK DOUGLASS; CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY; FOR MORE INFORMATION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Back Cover.
Summary
In the wake of the American Revolution, the United States of America was faced with the task of evolving into an independent republic This move was facilitated by a number of visionaries who rose to the challenge of crafting what would become America's national ethos. Readers will be absorbed as this volume surveys the lives of the individuals responsible for some of the nation's earliest political, social, and cultural achievements.