Dominion of Memories: Jefferson, Madison & the Decline of Virginia - Couverture souple

Dunn, Susan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465003567 ISBN 13 : 9780465003563

Editeur : Basic Books, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Dunn Susan

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

During the Revolutionary Period, and in the early days of the Union, Virginia was the nation’s most promising state. It produced a galaxy of America’s most important founders and statesmen: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Marshall, and many others. And yet, by the middle of the nineteenth century, Virginia had become little more than a byword for poverty, slavery, and economic stagnation. The decline was dramatic and startling. What happened? In Dominion of Memories, Susan Dunn chronicles the precipitous decline of America’s most promising state. A gloriously written tale of the Founding Fathers and their beloved state, Dominion of Memories offers in microcosm the story of how a nation founded with great hope in the Age of Revolution found itself marching inexorably towards civil war half a century later.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Susan Dunn is Professor of Humanities at Williams College. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Something That Will Surprise the World: The Essential Writings of the Founding Fathers; and Jefferson's Second Revolution: The Election Crisis of 1800 and the Triumph of Republicanism. She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0465003567
• ISBN 13: 9780465003563
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 322