Founding fathers biographies
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My Five Favorite Biographies on the Founding Fathers
Because I write the Books & Biceps newsletter every week to thousands of my fellow sophisticated meatheads, I get asked for book recs in all kinds of niches, but one that pops up a lot is the Revolutionary War and in particular, the founding fathers. To answer that question directly, these are my five favorite biographies on the founding fathers.
Let&#;s begin with the authors:
Joseph J. Ellis and Richard Brookhiser are my literary version of &#;&#;04 Manny and Big Papi when it comes to early U.S. history biographies.
They knock every single book out of the park on the subject. I&#;ve been reading about the American Revolution as a side-hobby ever since I got out of college. This is all the more amazing to me personally because while I was in college and high school, I don&#;t think I paid attention for 5 minutes during a US History class. I&#;d love to say that all of my teachers sucked and I was a budding US History maj
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Founding Fathers of the United States
Leaders in the formation of the United States
"Founding Fathers" redirects here. For the founding fathers of other countries, see List of national founders.
The Founding Fathers of the United States, often simply referred to as the Founding Fathers or the Founders, were a group of lateth-century American revolutionary leaders who united the Thirteen Colonies, oversaw the War of Independence from Great Britain, established the United States of America, and crafted a framework of government for the new nation.
The Founding Fathers include those who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the United States Constitution and other founding documents; it can also be applied to certain military personnel who fought in the American Revolution. The single person most identified as "Father" of the United States is George Washington, a general in the American Revolution and the 1st President of th
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20 Fascinating Books About the Founding Fathers of America
Last, but certainly not least, is Ron Chernow’s definitive biography of Alexander Hamilton, a New York Times Bestseller bygd this pris Prize-winning author. Chernow’s bio, the inspiration for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, will become an American classic—if it isn’t considered one already. Miranda, reading the bio, noticed an inherent hip-hop-esque lyrical flow in the life of Hamilton. Perhaps that's because Chernow tells the founding father’s story with such fluidity.
Hamilton’s life, when you think about it, fryst vatten really the perfect embodiment of hip-hop: he galvanized, scandalized, inspired, beat all the odds against him, and wrote his way out of a less-than-ideal environment. Many people don’t give him the kredit he deserves, but we owe America’s current political and economic power to Hamilton’s many sacrifices to push forward controversial ideas. Chernow’s Hamilton is one who does not act solely out of self-inter