The Resource The Virginia dynasty : four presidents and the creation of the American nation, Lynne Cheney
The Virginia dynasty : four presidents and the creation of the American nation, Lynne Cheney
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The item The Virginia dynasty : four presidents and the creation of the American nation, Lynne Cheney represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Grosse Pointe Public Library.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 437 pages
- 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
- Isbn
- 9781101980040
- Label
- The Virginia dynasty : four presidents and the creation of the American nation
- Title
- The Virginia dynasty
- Title remainder
- four presidents and the creation of the American nation
- Statement of responsibility
- Lynne Cheney
- Subject
-
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- Founding Fathers of the United States -- Biography
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Monroe, James, 1758-1831
- Monroe, James, 1758-1831
- 1783-1865
- Presidents
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Statesmen
- Statesmen -- Virginia -- Biography
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865
- Virginia
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Politics and government
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- NjBwBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cheney, Lynne V
- Dewey number
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- 973.09/9
- B
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Presidents
- Washington, George
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Madison, James
- Monroe, James
- Statesmen
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- United States
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Madison, James
- Monroe, James
- Washington, George
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- Politics and government
- Presidents
- Statesmen
- United States
- Virginia
- Label
- The Virginia dynasty : four presidents and the creation of the American nation, Lynne Cheney
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-422) and index
- 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
- Control code
- on1192540081
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 437 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101980040
- Lccn
- 2020940885
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1192540081
- Label
- The Virginia dynasty : four presidents and the creation of the American nation, Lynne Cheney
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-422) and index
- 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
- Control code
- on1192540081
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 437 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101980040
- Lccn
- 2020940885
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1192540081
Subject
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- Founding Fathers of the United States -- Biography
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Monroe, James, 1758-1831
- Monroe, James, 1758-1831
- 1783-1865
- Presidents
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Statesmen
- Statesmen -- Virginia -- Biography
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865
- Virginia
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Politics and government
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
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