The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America

An illuminating financial history of the Founding Fathers, revealing how their personal finances shaped the Constitution and...
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Author: Willard Sterne Randall
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Language: English
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The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America by Randall, Willard Sterne

The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America

€41,28

The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America

€41,28
Author: Willard Sterne Randall
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
An illuminating financial history of the Founding Fathers, revealing how their personal finances shaped the Constitution and the new nation

In 1776, upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers concluded America's most consequential document with a curious note, pledging "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." Lives and honor did indeed hang in the balance, yet just what were their fortunes? How much did the Founders stand to gain or lose through independence? And what lingering consequences did their respective financial stakes have on liberty, justice, and the fate of the fledgling United States of America?

In this landmark account, historian Willard Sterne Randall investigates the private financial affairs of the Founders, illuminating like never before how and why the Revolution came about. The Founders' Fortunes uncovers how these leaders waged war, crafted a constitution, and forged a new nation influenced in part by their own financial interests. In an era where these very issues have become daily national questions, the result is a remarkable and insightful new understanding of our nation's bedrock values.

Author: Willard Sterne Randall
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 02/08/2022
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.34w x 1.19d
ISBN: 9781524745929


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2021 pg. 17
Publishers Weekly 12/13/2021
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2021
Library Journal 01/01/2022 pg. 77
Booklist 02/01/2022 pg. 9

About the Author
Willard Sterne Randall is a Distinguished Scholar in History and Professor Emeritus at Champlain College. Prior to academia, he worked for seventeen years as an investigative reporter--during which he garnered the National Magazine Award, the Hillman Prize, the Loeb Award, and the John Hancock Prize--eventually pursuing advanced studies in history at Princeton University. As a biographer and lecturer, he specializes in the history of the Founding Era.

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