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Jefferson and Hamilton

By John Ferling

Jefferson and Hamilton

By John Ferling

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From the award-winning author of Almost a Miracle and The Ascent of George Washington, this is the rare work of scholarship that offers us irresistible human drama even as it enriches our understanding of deep themes in our nation's history. The decade of the 1790s has been called the "age of passion." Fervor ran high as rival factions battled over the course of the new republic-each side convinced that the other's goals would betray the legacy of the Revolution so recently fought and so dearly won. All understood as well that what was at stake was not a moment's political advantage, but the future course of the American experiment in democracy. In this epochal debate, no two figures loomed larger than Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Both men were visionaries, but their visions of what the United States should be were diametrically opposed. Jefferson and Hamilton is the story of the fierce struggle-both public and, ultimately, bitterly personal-between these two titans. It ended only with the death of Hamilton in a pistol duel, felled by Aaron Burr, Jefferson's vice president. Their competing legacies, like the twin strands of DNA, continue to shape our country to this day. Their personalities, their passions, and their bold dreams for America leap from the page in this epic new work from one of our finest historians.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
464
Release Date:
2014-12-04
Publication Date:
2014-10-07
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1608195430
ISBN13:
9781608195435
Weight:
626 g
Height:
158 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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