A republic of scoundrels : the schemers, intriguers & adventurers who created a new American nation / edited by David Head & Timothy C. Hemmis.
We now have a clear-eyed understanding of Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton; even so, they are often considered American saints, revered for their wisdom and self-sacrificing service to the nation. However, within the Founding Generation lurked many unscrupulous figures--men who violated the era's expectation of public virtue and advanced their own interests at the expense of others. They were turncoats and traitors, opportunists and con artists, spies, and foreign intriguers. Some of their names are well known: Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr. Others are less notorious now but were no less threatening. There was Charles Lee, the Continental Army general who offered to tell the British how to defeat the Americans, and James Wilkinson, who served fifteen years as a commanding general in the US Army, despite rumors that he spied for Spain and conspired with traitors.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781639364077
- ISBN: 1639364072
- Physical Description: xx, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-336) and index. |
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| Genre: | Essays. |
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- 4 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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- 2 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | 973.3 REP (Text) | 30229101332178 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 02/08/2024 |
