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The Forgotten Leaders of the Revolution

Howard Swiggett

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Description:The Revolutionary period produced more men of marked ability than any other time in our history. It was a time for greatness, and while Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Adams went on to survive as important men in the nation's remembrance a great many others of almost equal talents and importance fell a little short of the mark and faded into obscurity. Not many people today can identify such men as Jeremiah Wadsworth, the rich and enormously capable Commissary General of the Continental Army; Benjamin Tallmadge, Washington's chief of Intelligence; the Pinckney brothers, those Carolina grandees who were both defeated for the presidency; or Horatio Gates, Washington's chief rival for military leadership. Yet these men, and many of their contemporaries, played vital roles in building and strengthening the young Republic. This fascinating book is about them.Howard Swiggett has succeeded in making these forgotten men extremely human; most of them had private lives in which, as with most of us, money, love, home, and a desire for security mattered most. And in their private lives – not always without scandal – he feels, lies the secret of their failure to achieve lasting greatness.Howard Swiggett is a serious historian who translates his wealth of Revolutionary knowledge into the most readable and entertaining terms.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Forgotten Leaders of the Revolution. To get started finding The Forgotten Leaders of the Revolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 284

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Doubleday

Release: 1955

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Description: The Revolutionary period produced more men of marked ability than any other time in our history. It was a time for greatness, and while Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Adams went on to survive as important men in the nation's remembrance a great many others of almost equal talents and importance fell a little short of the mark and faded into obscurity. Not many people today can identify such men as Jeremiah Wadsworth, the rich and enormously capable Commissary General of the Continental Army; Benjamin Tallmadge, Washington's chief of Intelligence; the Pinckney brothers, those Carolina grandees who were both defeated for the presidency; or Horatio Gates, Washington's chief rival for military leadership. Yet these men, and many of their contemporaries, played vital roles in building and strengthening the young Republic. This fascinating book is about them.Howard Swiggett has succeeded in making these forgotten men extremely human; most of them had private lives in which, as with most of us, money, love, home, and a desire for security mattered most. And in their private lives – not always without scandal – he feels, lies the secret of their failure to achieve lasting greatness.Howard Swiggett is a serious historian who translates his wealth of Revolutionary knowledge into the most readable and entertaining terms.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Forgotten Leaders of the Revolution. To get started finding The Forgotten Leaders of the Revolution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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