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075345 |
| System Details |
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 113470 KB; MP3 file size: 222466 KB). |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Downloadable audio file. |
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Title from: Title details screen. |
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Unabridged. |
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Duration: 7:53:45. |
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Read by William Dufris. |
| Summary |
Soon after the new Constitution took effect and George Washington became president, the United States was in serious danger. A bitter political rivalry between two men who had once been allies and two surging issues that inflamed the nation led to grim talk of breaking up the Republic. Then, a single great evening, arguably the most important dinner party in American history, achieved the compromises that led to America's mighty expansion. Though often mentioned, that dinner has not been recognized as a milestone in the nation's history. This book will give life to host Thomas Jefferson and his two guests, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, as well as the dinner itself--the courses, the wines, the nature of the conversation--and the rapid results that followed. |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
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Madison, James, 1751-1836.
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Statesmen -- United States. -- Sound recordings.
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Dinners and dining -- United States -- History -- 18th century. -- Sound recordings.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1797.
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Downloadable audiobooks.
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Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Dufris, William.
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Blackstone Audiobooks.
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| Other Form: |
Original 1433233932 (OCoLC)213866061 |
| ISBN |
9781433233982 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book) |
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1433233983 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book) |
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