LEADER 02746nam 2200529 450 001 9910786160103321 005 20231110233816.0 010 $a1-283-95022-7 010 $a0-300-12792-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000329942 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25000273 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421119 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421119 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10645474 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL426272 035 $a(OCoLC)923602055 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7022730 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7022730 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000329942 100 $a20221227d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInventing a nation $eWashington, Adams, Jefferson /$fGore Vidal 210 1$aNew Haven ;$aLondon :$cYale University Press,$d[2003] 210 4$dİ2003 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 225 $aIcons of America 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-300-10592-4 330 $bOne of the master stylists of American literature, Gore Vidal now provides us with his uniquely irreverent take on America's founding fathers, bringing them to life at key moments of decision in the birthing of our nation.“Pure Vidal. . . . Inventing a Nation is his edgy tribute to the way we were before the fall.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review“[Vidal offers] details that enliven and . . .  reflections on the past that point sharply to today.” —Richard Eder, New York Times“An engaging [and] . . . unblinking view of our national heroes by one who cherishes them, warts and all.”—Edmund S. Morgan, New York Review of Books“[Vidal's] quick wit flickers over the canonical tale of our republic's founding, turning it into a dark and deliciously nuanced comedy of men, manners, and ideas.”—Amanda Heller, Boston Sunday Globe“This entertaining and enlightening reappraisal of the Founders is a must for buffs of American civilization and its discontents.”—Booklist“Gore Vidal . . . still understands American history backwards and forwards as few writers ever have.”—David Kipen, National Public Radio  410 0$aIcons of America 606 $aStatesmen$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1775-1783 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1783-1809 615 0$aStatesmen 676 $a973.40922 700 $aVidal$b Gore$f1925-2012,$0199997 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786160103321 996 $aInventing a nation$93777638 997 $aUNINA