Gouverneur Morris : an independent life / / William Howard Adams
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| Autore: |
Adams William Howard
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| Titolo: |
Gouverneur Morris : an independent life / / William Howard Adams
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| Pubblicazione: | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1 online resource (xvi, 345 p.) ) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 973.4/092 |
| B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Statesmen - United States |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography |
| New York (State) History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography | |
| United States Politics and government 1775-1783 | |
| United States Politics and government 1783-1789 | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-334) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Gouverneur Morris |
| ISBN: | 9786611740641 |
| 9781281740649 | |
| 1281740640 | |
| 9780300127041 | |
| 0300127049 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910954288703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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