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American Connections: The Founding Fathers. Networked.
Using the unique approach that he has employed in his previous books, author, columnist, and television commentator...
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Using the unique approach that he has employed in his previous books, author, columnist, and television commentator James Burke shows us our connections to the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Over the two hundred-plus years that separate us, these connections are often surprising and always fascinating. Burke turns the signers from historical icons into flesh-and-blood people: Some were shady financial manipulators, most were masterful political operators, a few were good human beings, and some were great men. The network that links them to us is also peopled by all sorts, from spies and assassins to lovers and adulterers, inventors and artists. The ties may be more direct for some of us than others, but we are all linked in some way to these founders of our nation. If you enjoyed Martin Sheen as the president on television's The West Wing, then you're connected to founder Josiah Bartlett. The connection from signer Bartlett to Sheen includes John Paul Jones; Judge William Cooper, father of James Fenimore; Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales; an incestuous astronomer; an itinerant math teacher; early inventors of television; and pioneering TV personality Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, the inspiration for Ramon Estevez's screen name, Martin Sheen.
Author: James Burke
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 07/03/2007
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780743282260
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2007 pg. 22
Library Journal 07/09/2007
About the Author
James Burke is the author of several bestselling books, including Circles, American Connections, and The Knowledge Web. He is a monthly columnist at Scientific American and also serves as director, writer, and host of the television series Connections 3 on The Learning Channel. He is the founder of the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education, whose flagship project, the Knowledge Web, an interactive website, was recently launched. He lives in London
Author: James Burke
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 07/03/2007
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780743282260
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2007 pg. 22
Library Journal 07/09/2007
About the Author
James Burke is the author of several bestselling books, including Circles, American Connections, and The Knowledge Web. He is a monthly columnist at Scientific American and also serves as director, writer, and host of the television series Connections 3 on The Learning Channel. He is the founder of the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education, whose flagship project, the Knowledge Web, an interactive website, was recently launched. He lives in London
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