The last founding father James Monroe and a nation's call to greatness

By:

Unger, Harlow Giles

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York MJF Books 2012Description: xi,327pISBN:

9780306819186

Subject(s):

James Monroe

DDC classification:

973.54UNG

Summary: In this compelling biography, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals the epic story of James Monroe (1758?1831)?the last of America?s Founding Fathers?who transformed a small, fragile nation beset by enemies into a powerful empire stretching ?from sea to shining sea.? Like David McCullough?s John Adams and Jon Meacham?s American Lion, The Last Founding Father is both a superb read and stellar scholarship?action-filled history in the grand tradition.

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In this compelling biography, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals the epic story of James Monroe (1758?1831)?the last of America?s Founding Fathers?who transformed a small, fragile nation beset by enemies into a powerful empire stretching ?from sea to shining sea.? Like David McCullough?s John Adams and Jon Meacham?s American Lion, The Last Founding Father is both a superb read and stellar scholarship?action-filled history in the grand tradition.

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