LEADER 03947nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910777853003321 005 20230617001650.0 010 $a1-281-74064-0 010 $a9786611740641 010 $a0-300-12704-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300127041 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471838 035 $a(StDuBDS)BDZ0022168074 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000164674 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11160919 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164674 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10124933 035 $a(PQKB)11666885 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157755 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420013 035 $a(DE-B1597)485090 035 $a(OCoLC)1100461097 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300127041 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420013 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170039 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL174064 035 $a(OCoLC)923589885 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471838 100 $a20030401d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGouverneur Morris$b[electronic resource] $ean independent life /$fWilliam Howard Adams 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (1 online resource (xvi, 345 p.) )$cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-09980-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 324-334) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tINTRODUCTION. Redeeming Mr. Morris --$tCHAPTER 1. The Pedigree --$tCHAPTER 2. A Profession --$tCHAPTER 3. Things Fall Apart --$tCHAPTER 4. "The Great Question of Independency" --$tCHAPTER 5. Breaking the Fetters --$tCHAPTER 6. The Continental Congress, 1778-1779 --$tCHAPTER 7. Money Matters --$tCHAPTER 8. The Convention --$tCHAPTER 9. Paris, 1789 --$tCHAPTER 10. Business as Usual --$tCHAPTER 11. A Presidential Mission --$tCHAPTER 12. Minister to France --$tCHAPTER 13. The Long Journey Home --$tCHAPTER 14. On Native Ground --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aA 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. 606 $aStatesmen$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$vBiography 607 $aNew York (State)$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1775-1783 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1783-1789 615 0$aStatesmen 676 $a973.4/092 676 $aB 700 $aAdams$b William Howard$01571235 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777853003321 996 $aGouverneur Morris$93845525 997 $aUNINA