Thomas Fleming
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Tom Fleming examines the women who were at the center of the lives of the founding fathers. From hot-tempered Mary Ball Washington to promiscuous Rachel Lavien Hamilton, the founding fathers' mothers powerfully shaped their sons' visions of domestic life. But lovers and wives played more critical roles as friends and, often, partners in fame. Fleming nimbly takes us through a great deal of early American history, as the founding fathers strove to...
10) Wages of fame
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[1998]
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The lives of George Stapleton and his close friend John Sladen, both destined for careers in politics in early nineteenth-century America, are altered forever through their association with Caroline, George's beautiful, willful fiancee.
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℗♭2003, 1971
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"The American Heritage History of the American Revolution is the complete chronicle of America's struggle for independence, the story of the Revolutionary War told in full detail. It is a book of sound scholarship and extraordinary beauty. More than 600 pictures illustrate the story on nearly every page and enhance its value as a lasting reference work. There are reproductions of 18th- and 19th-century art, contemporary sketches and cartoons, and...