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Title A republic of scoundrels : the Schemers, intriguers & adventurers who created a new American nation / edited by David Head & Timothy C. Hemmis.

Edition First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Publication Info. New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  973.30922 REP    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction-NEW  973.30922 REP    AVAILABLE
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Description xx, 348 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary This new look at Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton goes beyond their common depictions as American saints to expose the sometimes selfish motives behind their actions.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-336) and index.
Subject Founding Fathers of the United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1783.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1809.
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Genre Essays.
Added Author Head, David (Historian), editor.
Hemmis, Timothy C., editor.
ISBN 9781639364077 hc.
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