Founders: The People who Brought You a Nation
- ISBN-10
- 1595583270
- ISBN-13
- 9781595583277
- Series
- Founders
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 594
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Author
- Ray Raphael
Description
Examines the lives of seven lesser known figures from the Revolutionary period, including one of Washington's soldiers, a wealthy merchant, a blacksmith, and the politically active Mercy Otis Warren.
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