04059nam 2200721 a 450 991095428870332120200520144314.09786611740641978128174064912817406409780300127041030012704910.12987/9780300127041(CKB)1000000000471838(StDuBDS)BDZ0022168074(SSID)ssj0000164674(PQKBManifestationID)11160919(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164674(PQKBWorkID)10124933(PQKB)11666885(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157755(MiAaPQ)EBC3420013(DE-B1597)485090(OCoLC)1100461097(DE-B1597)9780300127041(Au-PeEL)EBL3420013(CaPaEBR)ebr10170039(CaONFJC)MIL174064(OCoLC)923589885(Perlego)1089067(EXLCZ)99100000000047183820030401d2003 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrGouverneur Morris an independent life /William Howard Adams1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20031 online resource (1 online resource (xvi, 345 p.) )illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780300099805 0300099800 Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-334) and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --INTRODUCTION. Redeeming Mr. Morris --CHAPTER 1. The Pedigree --CHAPTER 2. A Profession --CHAPTER 3. Things Fall Apart --CHAPTER 4. "The Great Question of Independency" --CHAPTER 5. Breaking the Fetters --CHAPTER 6. The Continental Congress, 1778-1779 --CHAPTER 7. Money Matters --CHAPTER 8. The Convention --CHAPTER 9. Paris, 1789 --CHAPTER 10. Business as Usual --CHAPTER 11. A Presidential Mission --CHAPTER 12. Minister to France --CHAPTER 13. The Long Journey Home --CHAPTER 14. On Native Ground --Notes --Bibliography --IndexA plainspoken, racy patrician who distrusted democracy but opposed slavery and championed freedom for all minorities, an important player in the American Revolution, later an astute critic of the French Revolution, Gouverneur Morris remains an enigma among the founding generation. This comprehensive, engrossing biography tells his robust story, including his celebrated love affairs during his long stay in Europe. Morris's public record is astonishing. One of the leading figures of the Constitutional Convention, he put the Constitution in its final version, including its opening Preamble. As Washington's first minister to Paris, he became America's most effective representative in France. A successful, international entrepreneur, he understood the dynamics of commerce in the modern world. Frankly cosmopolitan, he embraced city life as a creative center of civilization and had a central role in the building of the Erie Canal and in laying out the urban grid plan of Manhattan. William Howard Adams describes Morris's many contributions, talents, sophistication, and wit, as well as his romantic liaisons, free habits, and free speech. He brings to life a fascinating man of great stature, a founding father who receives his due at last.StatesmenUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783BiographyNew York (State)HistoryRevolution, 1775-1783BiographyUnited StatesPolitics and government1775-1783United StatesPolitics and government1783-1789Statesmen973.4/092BAdams William Howard1812972MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954288703321Gouverneur Morris4365675UNINA