Virtue, valor, & vanity : the Founding Fathers and the pursuit of fame

Virtue, valor, & vanity : the Founding Fathers and the pursuit of fame

Founding Fathers and the pursuit of fame|Virtue, valor, and vanity

1st ed.

New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Hachette Book Group USA, c2007.

xiii, 239 p., [8] p. of plates : ports. ; 25 cm.

973.30922 B966 2007 MB

(OCoLC)144598075

Profiles of the Founding Fathers of the United States evaluate their lives, careers, and specific contributions to the U.S. Constitution, in a historical assessment that illuminates their motivations while explaining how their shared vision remains relevant.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-232) and index.
Contents: Introduction: The Crew of the Concord -- Part 1. The beginnings of celebrity: The Roman Republic -- The American in Paris -- Americans at home -- Part 2. The ingredients of renown: Ambition -- Vanity -- Modesty -- Jealousy -- Image -- Myth -- Part 3. The last days of famous men: a simple epitaph -- The tombstone at Red Hill -- An early death -- The tourist attraction -- A message to the future -- John Adams survives -- Epilogue: The autograph of a not-so-famous man.
L2012M151

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