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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300101716
ISBN-139780300101713
eBay Product ID (ePID)2727928
Product Key Features
Book TitleInventing a Nation : Washington, Adams, Jefferson
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), General, Presidents & Heads of State, Political
Publication Year2003
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorGore Vidal
Book SeriesIcons of America Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.3 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-015612
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal973.4/092/2
SynopsisGore Vidal, one of the master stylists of American literature and an acute observer of American life and history, turns his literary and historiographic talent to a portrait of the formidable trio of George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls and the salons of Washington, Jefferson, Adams and others. We come to know these men, their opinions of each other, their worries about money and their concerns about creating a viable democracy.