Author : Richard R. Beeman
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 35,55 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 046502629X
Describes the political, diplomatic, and military challenges faced by the delegates from the 13 colonies at the Continental Congress and how they came together to agree to free themselves from British rule and forge independence for America.
Author : Paul Harvey
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release : 1975
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Author : Mark Cole
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,84 MB
Release : 2007-02
Category : Statesmen
ISBN : 9780595431236
In July of 1776, the members of the Second Continental Congress were meeting in Philadelphia. After approving the resolution for independence, they adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. In the Declaration, each of the men pledged his life, fortune and sacred honor to the cause of American independence. These are the stories of those men.
Author : Willard Sterne Randall
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 38,72 MB
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1524745928
An illuminating financial history of the Founding Fathers, revealing how their personal finances shaped the Constitution and the new nation In 1776, upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers concluded America’s most consequential document with a curious note, pledging “our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” Lives and honor did indeed hang in the balance, yet just what were their fortunes? How much did the Founders stand to gain or lose through independence? And what lingering consequences did their respective financial stakes have on liberty, justice, and the fate of the fledgling United States of America? In this landmark account, historian Willard Sterne Randall investigates the private financial affairs of the Founders, illuminating like never before how and why the Revolution came about. The Founders’ Fortunes uncovers how these leaders waged war, crafted a constitution, and forged a new nation influenced in part by their own financial interests. In an era where these very issues have become daily national questions, the result is a remarkable and insightful new understanding of our nation’s bedrock values.
Author : William John Bennett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,58 MB
Release : 1997
Category : American letters
ISBN : 068484138X
The stories, songs, letters, and speeches collected in Our Sacred Honor are an inspiring celebration of American exceptionalism, produced by a collection of exceptional Americans.
Author : Benson John Lossing
Publisher : Tales End Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 21,45 MB
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 162358017X
The fifty-six signers of America's Declaration of Independence risked their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to found a new country. In this classic work, Benson J. Lossing describes the lives of each of the founding fathers, their greatest achievements, and what impelled them to take such an incredible risk. While some are well known to us – Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock – much of the pleasure in this book comes from reading about the lesser-known signers, and about the many challenges they faced throughout their lives in the young United States. Appendices contain Thomas Jefferson's original version of the Declaration, an analysis of its grievances, the subsequent Articles of Confederation and US Constitution, and the offending Stamp Act. This ebook edition includes an active table of contents, reflowable text, and 50 period engravings of the faces and signatures of the signers.
Author : Brion McClanahan
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,90 MB
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1596980923
Argues that such figures as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Ben Franklin laid the foundations of American civil liberty and had a better understanding of problems facing Americans today than the current U.S. Congress.
Author : Denise Kiernan
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 21,56 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1594743304
Presents the lives, deaths, and scandals involving the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, including John Adams, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson.
Author : Roger W. Wilkins
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 36,75 MB
Release : 2002-07-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780807009574
An outspoken participant in the civil rights movement, Roger Wilkins served as Assistant Attorney General during the Johnson administration. In 1972 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize along with Bernstein and Herblock for his coverage of Watergate. Yet this black man, who has served the United States so well, feels at times an unwelcome guest here. In Jefferson's Pillow, Wilkins returns to America's beginnings and the founding fathers who preached and fought for freedom, even though they owned other human beings and legally denied them their humanity. He asserts that the mythic accounts of the American Revolution have ignored slavery and oversimplified history until the heroes, be they the founders or the slaves in their service, are denied any human complexity. Wilkins offers a thoughtful analysis of this fundamental paradox through his exploration of the lives of George Washington, George Mason, James Madison, and of course Thomas Jefferson. He discusses how class, education, and personality allowed for the institution of slavery, unravels how we as Americans tell different sides of that story, and explores the confounding ability of that narrative to limit who we are and who we can become. An important intellectual history of America's founding, Jefferson's Pillow will change the way we view our nation and ourselves.
Author : Brendon Burchard
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 38,70 MB
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1401948073
The Motivation Manifesto is a poetic and powerful call to reclaim your life and find your own personal freedom from Brendon Burchard – the world’s #1 high performance coach and #1 New York Times bestselling author of High Performance Habits. “It’s a triumphant work that transcends the title, lifting the reader from mere motivation into a soaringly purposeful and meaningful life. I love this book." —Paulo Coelho The Motivation Manifesto is a call to claim our personal power. World-renowned high performance trainer Brendon Burchard reveals that the main motive of humankind is the pursuit of greater Personal Freedom. We desire the grand liberties of choice—time freedom, emotional freedom, social freedom, financial freedom, spiritual freedom. Only two enemies stand in our way: an external enemy, defined as the social oppression of who we are by the mediocre masses, and an internal enemy, a sort of self-oppression caused by our own doubt and fear. The march to Personal Freedom, Brendon says, can be won only by declaring our intent and independence, stepping into our personal power, and battling through self-doubt and the distractions of the day until full victory is won. Recalling the revolutionist voices of the past that chose freedom over tyranny, Brendon motivates us to free ourselves from fear and take back our lives once and for all. In this life-changing personal growth book, Brendon presents his nine declarations for personal power and motivation, drawing on insights from his own personal journey and from the lives of some of history's greatest leaders and thinkers. Each chapter focuses on one of the nine declarations, offering practical strategies and exercises to help you apply these principles to your life. Whether you're seeking to overcome self-doubt, boost your confidence, or achieve your goals, The Motivation Manifesto is an invaluable guide to unlocking your full potential. With its inspiring message and actionable advice, this bestselling book is a must-read for anyone who wants to unleash their inner greatness with the power of determination, resilience, and an empowering mindset.
