Download or read book Founding Father of the Twenty First Century written by Kenneth Jackson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-07-08 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a highly successful business man who doesnt like anything about the American political system become president of the United States against his better judgement? In this alternate future history, Henderson Francis West, the forty-fifth president of the United States, looks back upon this significant time in his life. For the first time, now after thirty years since taking the oath of office on January 20th, 2017, West recounts how he came to be president and reflects upon his accomplishments during his two terms (2017-2025). West credits his success in guiding America to retaking its leadership position in the modern world to his groundbreaking and unifying thinking, his nonpartisan approach, and his ability to modernize the institutions of the United States, most notably the now obsolete representative democratic system. Some of his accomplishments include the refocusing of the legal system, the purchase of Eastern Canada, the 7-1/2 year marriage license, and his now celebrated New Freedom Initiative. West shares how his inspiration, imagination, ideology, and tenacity led to a new and superlative attitude and perspective for Americans - one that ultimately gave birth to our modern era of Engaged Democracy as the guiding principle for effective government and American freedom. West, who is commonly known as the founding father of the twenty-first century, narrates the story of how his insight and vision changed America forever and has inspired the spirit and enthusiasm we now embrace at the mid-point of the century.
Download or read book American Dialogue written by Joseph J. Ellis and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today. The story of history is a ceaseless conversation between past and present, and in American Dialogue Joseph J. Ellis focuses the conversation on the often-asked question "What would the Founding Fathers think?" He examines four of our most seminal historical figures through the prism of particular topics, using the perspective of the present to shed light on their views and, in turn, to make clear how their now centuries-old ideas illuminate the disturbing impasse of today's political conflicts. He discusses Jefferson and the issue of racism, Adams and the specter of economic inequality, Washington and American imperialism, Madison and the doctrine of original intent. Through these juxtapositions--and in his hallmark dramatic and compelling narrative voice--Ellis illuminates the obstacles and pitfalls paralyzing contemporary discussions of these fundamentally important issues.
Download or read book Dreams from Our Founding Fathers written by Ron DeSantis and published by High-Pitched Hum Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To Preserve the Nation written by Scott N. Bradley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1787, the United States boldly stepped forward in the glorious light provided by their unique new constitution. The confidence of the citizenry blossomed. The economy expanded in the assurance that one's labor was one's own. The nation became invigorated. The transformation was miraculous! The nations of the world stood in awe of the newfound strength and hope of this free land. In the twenty-first century, America is in need of a miracle. The United States Constitution is again that miracle. It must be applied as vigorously and purely as it was in the beginning. Today's national challenges can be traced to a divergence from the original intent put forth in the United States Constitution. Statesmen of the caliber of the American founders must be raised up. The timeless wisdom that established the United States must again be vigorously applied. The foundational Americanist principles must be learned, understood, and embraced. The results will be as they were in the beginning. America may become again the freest, most prosperous, most respected, and happiest nation on earth. It is the intention of this lecture series to begin that restoration.
Download or read book First Founding Father written by Harlow Giles Unger and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Washington, before Jefferson, before Franklin or John Adams, there was Lee--Richard Henry Lee, the First Founding Father Richard Henry Lee was first to call for independence, first to call for union, and first to call for a bill of rights to protect Americans against government tyranny. A towering figure in America's Revolutionary War, Lee was as much the "father of our country" as George Washington, for it was Lee who secured the political and diplomatic victories that ensured Washington's military victories. Lee was critical in holding Congress together at a time when many members sought to surrender or flee the approach of British troops. Risking death on the gallows for defying British rule, Lee charged into battle himself to prevent British landings along the Virginia coast--despite losing most of his left hand in an explosion. A stirring, action-packed biography, First Founding Father will startle most Americans with the revelation that many historians have ignored for more than two centuries: Richard Henry Lee, not Thomas Jefferson, was the author of America's original Declaration of Independence.
Download or read book My Dinner With The Founding Fathers written by A.L. Talarowski and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A.L. Talarowski brings you face to face with George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and others in her new book, My Dinner with The Founding Fathers. Using actual quotes from the American Founders, she holds the conversations you've always wanted to have. Step into her imagination and learn about history like never before.
Download or read book John Jay written by Walter Stahr and published by Diversion Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times–bestselling author of Seward and Stanton comes the definitive biography of John Jay: “Wonderful” (Walter Isaacson, New York Times–bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci). John Jay is central to the early history of the American Republic. Drawing on substantial new material, renowned biographer Walter Stahr has written a full and highly readable portrait of both the public and private man—one of the most prominent figures of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. “The greatest founders—such as Washington and Jefferson—have kept even the greatest of the second tier of the nation’s founding generation in the shadows. But now John Jay, arguably the most important of this second group, has found an admiring, skilled student in Stahr . . . Since the last biography of Jay appeared 60 years ago, a mountain of new knowledge about the early nation has piled up, and Stahr uses it all with confidence and critical detachment. Jay had a remarkable career. He was president of the Continental Congress, secretary of foreign affairs, a negotiator of the treaty that won the United States its independence in 1783, one of three authors of The Federalist Papers, first chief justice of the Supreme Court and governor of his native New York . . . [Stahr] places Jay once again in the company of America’s greatest statesmen, where he unquestionably belongs.” —Publishers Weekly “Even-handed . . . Riveting on the matter of negotiating tactics, as practiced by Adams, Jay and Franklin.” —The Economist “Stahr has not only given us a meticulous study of the life of John Jay, but one very much in the spirit of the man . . . Thorough, fair, consistently intelligent, and presented with the most scrupulous accuracy. Let us hope that this book helps to retrieve Jay from the relative obscurity to which he has been unfairly consigned.” —Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton
Download or read book We the People written by Juan Williams and published by Crown. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Fox political analyst Juan Williams takes readers into the life and work of a new generation of American Founders, from Rev. Billy Graham to Martin Luther King, Jr., who honor the original Founders’ vision, even as they have quietly led revolutions in American politics, immigration, economics, sexual behavior, and reshaped the landscape of the nation. What would the Founding Fathers think about America today? Over 200 years ago the Founders broke away from the tyranny of the British Empire to build a nation based on the principles of freedom, equal rights, and opportunity for all men. But life in the United States today is vastly different from anything the original Founders could have imagined in the late 1700s. The notion of an African-American president of the United States, or a woman such as Condoleezza Rice or Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, would have been unimaginable to the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, or who ratified the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Among the modern-day pioneers Williams writes about in this compelling new book are the passionate conservative President Reagan; the determined fighters for equal rights, Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King, Jr.; the profound imprint of Rev. Billy Graham’s evangelism on national politics; the focus on global human rights advocated by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; the leaders of the gay community who refused to back down during the Stonewall Riots and brought gay life into America’s public square; the re-imagined role of women in contemporary life as shaped by Betty Friedan. Williams reveals how each of these modern-day founders has extended the Founding Fathers original vision and changed fundamental aspects of our country, from immigration, to the role of American labor in the economy, from modern police strategies, to the importance of religion in our political discourse. America in the 21st Century remains rooted in the Great American experiment in democracy that began in 1776. For all the changes our economy and our cultural and demographic make-up, there remains a straight line from the first Founders’ original vision, to the principles and ideals of today’s courageous modern day pioneers.
Download or read book First Founding Father written by Harlow Giles Unger and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Washington, before Jefferson, before Franklin or John Adams, there was Lee--Richard Henry Lee, the First Founding Father Richard Henry Lee was first to call for independence, first to call for union, and first to call for a bill of rights to protect Americans against government tyranny. A towering figure in America's Revolutionary War, Lee was as much the "father of our country" as George Washington, for it was Lee who secured the political and diplomatic victories that ensured Washington's military victories. Lee was critical in holding Congress together at a time when many members sought to surrender or flee the approach of British troops. Risking death on the gallows for defying British rule, Lee charged into battle himself to prevent British landings along the Virginia coast--despite losing most of his left hand in an explosion. A stirring, action-packed biography, First Founding Father will startle most Americans with the revelation that many historians have ignored for more than two centuries: Richard Henry Lee, not Thomas Jefferson, was the author of America's original Declaration of Independence.
Download or read book Becoming Jefferson s People written by Clay Jenkinson and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our third president and founding father Thomas Jefferson is a role model for the Enlightenment movement. In addition, he sought avenues to live his words that "all men are ...endowed with the Rights for Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." Author Clay S. Jenkinson puts Jefferson's formulas in plain English and shows us how to apply those formulas to our own every day lives.
Download or read book Founding Fathers written by Captivating History and published by Ch Publications. This book was released on 2019-11-03 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the Captivating Lives of the Founding Fathers Eight captivating manuscripts in one book: - Benjamin Franklin: A Captivating Guide to an American Polymath and a Founding Father of the United States of America - George Washington: A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Served as the First President of the United States of America - John Adams: A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Served as the Second President of the United States of America - Thomas Jefferson: A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Was the Principal Author of the Declaration of Independence and the Third President of the United States - John Jay: A Captivating Guide to an American Statesman, Patriot, Diplomat, Governor of New York, the First Chief Justice, and One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America - James Madison: A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Served as the Fourth President of the United States of America - Alexander Hamilton: A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Wrote the Majority of The Federalist Papers - James Monroe: A Captivating Guide to the Founding Father Who Served as the Fifth President of the United States Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include: - Young, Earnest, and Foolhardy - Naivet Collides with Reality - And much, much more Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include: - She Was Horrified - From Tranquility to Turmoil - >And much more In part 3 of this book, you will: - John Adams: Political Activist - From Counsel to Patriot - And much, much more Some of the topics covered in part 4 of this book include: - Young Jefferson Leaps into Adulthood - And much more Some of the topics covered in part 5 of this book include: - From Tyranny to Freedom - Yearning to Be Free - And much, much more Some of the topics covered in part 6 of this book include: - Early Life and Education - James Madison: Prankster and Protester - And much more Some of the topics covered in part 7 of this book include: - From Nevis to Boston - From Pen to Sword - And much more Some of the topics covered in part 8 of this book include: - His Early Years - The Revolutionary War - Early Political Career and Family Life - And much more So if you want to learn more about the life of Founding Fathers, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button
Download or read book Founding Father written by Richard Brookhiser and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the first President of the United States.
Download or read book The Founding Father written by Richard J. Whalen and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1964 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An NAL-World book." Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 489-[526]).
Download or read book Founding Fathers written by The Encyclopaedia Britannica and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative, accessible guide to the figures who shaped a nation How did upstart colonists solidify the ideas celebrated in the Declaration of Independence and defeat the powerful British army? How did thinkers from disparate backgrounds shape a government that transformed modern politics? The Founding Fathers explains how, putting valuable information on this historic period at your fingertips--straight from one of the most trusted sources of information around the globe. This comprehensive guide takes a compelling look at prominent statesmen such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Washington and lesser-known but influential leaders such as Samuel Chase, Charles Pinckney, and others. Alphabetized for easy reference, it also offers discussions of key issues, including slavery, the separation of powers, the presidency, and Deism and Christianity; events, such as the American Revolution, the Whiskey Rebellion, and the Louisiana Purchase; and documents, including the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Every special essay and concise entry--from "Abigail Adams" to "George Wythe"--promotes the deeper understanding of the personalities, issues, and events that only Encyclop?dia Britannica can provide. The book's balanced, fact-based coverage of the Founding Fathers is especially relevant today, when differing interpretations of their intent are used in debates over current policies. The Founding Fathers is the ideal resource for anyone looking to hone his or her knowledge of the fascinating figures who wrote the first chapter of U.S. history.
Download or read book The Forgotten Founding Father written by Joshua C. Kendall and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles of the story of the first American-English dictionary's creator, revealing his close associations with George Washington and Ben Franklin as well as his authorship of an influential school primer and advocacy of a distinct American culture. 25,000 first printing.
Download or read book The Founding Fathers written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes an original introduction and biography for each Founding Father. *Includes pictures of the Founding Fathers and important people, places and events in their lives. A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. The Founding Fathers have held a special place in American society since the nation gained its freedom, and many of them had become national heroes even before then. Over 200 years later, Americans still look with reverence to these men, often debating with each other what the Founding Fathers would think about a certain issue, or how they would judge a certain law or legislation. In many respects, these men have become icons, whose words, thoughts and deeds are rarely questioned. Every American is taught a pristine narrative of the life and legacy of George Washington and can easily recite the highlights and myths of Washington's life. Thomas Jefferson was instrumental in authoring the Declaration of Independence, laying out the ideological groundwork of the notion of states' rights, leading one of the first political parties, and overseeing the expansion of the United States during his presidency. Before the United States of America even existed, the first American celebrity was Benjamin Franklin, who dabbled throughout his life in many fields as an author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. Despite being one of the youngest delegates at the Constitutional Convention, James Madison was the Convention's most influential thinker, and the man most responsible for the final draft of the U.S. Constitution, forever earning the name "Father of the Constitution). And if the American Dream has come to represent the ability to climb the social ladder with skill and hard work, no Founding Father represented the new America more than Alexander Hamilton, an orphan who rose to become one of the influential Founding Fathers at the Constitutional Convention, the driving force behind the Federalist Papers, and the leader of a political party before engaging in the country's most famous duel. Like all legends, the staggering accomplishments of the Founding Fathers not only earned them monuments and memorials but helped enshrine their legacies, to the point that they are looked at almost as demigods above reproach. The Founding Fathers examines all of the colossal events and actions these men took, but it also analyzes what these men were really like, and how their personalities and passions helped shape the destiny of the country they founded and led. Along with pictures of the Founding Fathers and important people, places and events in their lives, you will learn about the Founding Fathers like you never have before, in no time at all.
Download or read book Founding Mothers Fathers written by Mary Beth Norton and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much like A Midwife's Tale and The Unredeemed Captive, this novel is about power relationships in early American society, religion, and politics--with insights into the initial development and operation of government, the maintenance of social order, and the experiences of individual men and women.
