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245 1 0 _aHomes of American Statesmen; With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-11-02
505 0 _aWashington / Mrs. C. M. Kirkland -- Franklin / C. F. Briggs -- Jefferson / P. Godwin -- Hancock / R. Hildreth -- John Adams / C. Cook -- Patrick Henry / E. W. Johnston -- Madison / E. W. Johnston -- Jay / W. S. Thayer -- Hamilton / J. C. Carter -- Marshall / R. W. Griswold -- Ames / J. B. Thayer -- John Quincy Adams / D. L. Child -- Jackson / P. Godwin -- Rufus King / C. King -- Clay / H. Greeley -- Calhoun / P. Godwin -- Clinton / T. R. Beck -- Story / F. Howland -- Wheaton -- Webster / H. C. Deming.
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Steven Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Homes of American Statesmen: With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches" is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume features essays by various writers that collectively explore the homes and private lives of notable American statesmen, focusing on both their domestic settings and significant moments in their lives. The book aims to preserve the personal histories of the nation's founding figures, enabling readers to appreciate the contexts in which they lived and worked. The opening of the book presents a preface that emphasizes the importance of capturing the private lives of great American leaders, particularly in the context of a rapidly changing society that risks forgetting their intimate histories. It discusses the dual nature of public figures, suggesting that their home life often complements or contrasts with their public personas. The text specifically introduces George Washington, offering glimpses into his life at Mount Vernon and underlining the notion that a deeper understanding of such figures is essential for appreciating their contributions to the nation. Through anecdotes and reflections, the beginning sets the tone for a biographical exploration of America's important statesmen and examines the essence of their contributions against the backdrop of their personal lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aStatesmen -- United States
653 _aUnited States -- Biography
653 _aHistoric buildings -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37910
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