Books and the Founding Fathers - Couverture souple

Nash, George H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1884532918 ISBN 13 : 9781884532917

Editeur : Butler Book Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

In this volume spiced with anecdotes and enhanced by primary-source documents, George H. Nash examines how books, libraries, and a rigorous classical education molded the minds and lives of America's Founding Fathers. More than any other group of political leaders in our history, the statesmen who led and preserved the American Revolution were men of learning as well as men of power. Nash shows how their devotion to liberty was nourished and refined by their lifelong encounter with the world of books, including the foundational texts of Western civilization.

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À propos de l'auteur

George H. Nash graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College and received his Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. A historian and author of several books, including a multivolume biography of Herbert Hoover and The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945 (ISI Books, see page 18), he writes and lectures frequently about American conservatism.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Butler Book Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1884532918
• ISBN 13: 9781884532917
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 63
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• Personne responsable: non disponible