Bibliograph

The Virginia dynasty, four presidents and the creation of the American nation, Lynne Cheney

Type

Label

The Virginia dynasty, four presidents and the creation of the American nation, Lynne Cheney

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-422) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Virginia dynasty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1192540081

Responsibility statement

Lynne Cheney

Sub title

four presidents and the creation of the American nation

Summary

A group portrait of America's first four presidents from Virginia focuses on a series of key historical episodes that illustrate how the myriad leadership roles of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe promoted transcendental, if contradictory, national views about freedom and equality

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- The warriors: from triumph to catastrophe -- River crossing: victory hard won -- The intellectuals: poetry and prose -- Untrodden ground: a nation wholly new -- Schism: breaking the bonds of attachment -- Interregnum: the President from Braintree -- The spirit of '76: the Virginians return -- Securing independence: war under the Constitution -- Dynasty's end: gathering storm clouds -- Epilogue

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