Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers, The
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- Paperback
- Sideantal:
- 480
- Udgivet:
- 9. november 2010
- Størrelse:
- 133x29x203 mm.
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- 600 g.
- 8-11 hverdage.
- 23. november 2024
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Beskrivelse af Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers, The
An intimate look at the founders?George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison?and thewomen who played essential roles in their livesWith his usual storytelling flair and unparalleled research, notedhistorian Thomas Fleming examines the relationships between theFounding Fathers and the women who were at the center of theirlives. They were the mothers who powerfully shaped their sons'visions of domestic life, from hot-tempered Mary Ball Washington to promiscuous Rachel Lavien, Hamilton's mother. Lovers and wives played even more critical roles. We learn of the youthful Washington's tortured love for the coquettish Sarah Fairfax, a close friend's wife; of Franklin's two ?wives,? one in London and one in Philadelphia; of how lonely, deeply unhappy Abigail kept home and family togetherfor years on end during Adams's long absences; of Hamilton's adulterous betrayal of his wife and their eventual reconciliation; of how the brilliant Madison, jilted by a flirtatious fifteen-year-old, went on to marry the effervescent Dolley, who helped make this shy man into a popular president. Jefferson's controversial relationshipwith Sally Hemings is also examined, reinterpreting where his heart truly lay.
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