The Last Founding Father
Author | : Harlow Giles Unger |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2009-09-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780786745876 |
ISBN-13 | : 0786745878 |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author, the larger than life story of America's fifth president, who transformed a small, fragile nation into a powerful empire In this compelling biography, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals the epic story of James Monroe (1758-1831)-the last of America's Founding Fathers-who transformed a small, fragile nation beset by enemies into a powerful empire stretching "from sea to shining sea." Like David McCullough's John Adams and Jon Meacham's American Lion, The Last Founding Father is both a superb read and stellar scholarship-action-filled history in the grand tradition.