America's Forgotten Founding Father: A Novel Based on the Life of Filippo Mazzei
- ISBN-10
- 1947431072
- ISBN-13
- 9781947431072
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 260
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-02
- Publisher
- Barbera Foundation Incorporated
- Author
- Rosanne Welch
Description
His loyalty lasted a lifetime... Surgeon, merchant, vintner, and writer Filippo Mazzei influenced American business, politics, and philosophy. Befriending Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, Mazzei was a strong liaison for others in Europe. Mazzei was Jefferson's inspiration for the most famous line in the Declaration of Independence: "All men are created equal." Clearly, Mazzei had a gift of language and often used his words to share his ideas about religious freedom. Mazzei encouraged other Italians still living overseas to join him in a country rich with opportunity and promise. Often, when returning from Italy, he booked passages on ships for people who desired to travel to America and employed them on his estate--just to ensure a better, more fruitful life for everyone. During those travels, Mazzei found himself at the center of many fights for freedom. He was truly a friend to freedom around the world.
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