Founding Fathers
The Fight for Freedom and the Birth of American Liberty
$87.60
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2014
Summary
Kostyal tells the story of the great American heroes who created the Declaration of Independence, fought the American Revolution, shaped the US Constitution–and changed the world. The era’s dramatic events, from the riotous streets in Boston to the unlikely victory at Saratoga, are punctuated with lavishly illustrated biographies of the key founders–Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and James Madison–who shaped the very idea of Am…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781426211751 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1426211759 |
| Author: | K.M. Kostyal, Jack N. Rakove |
| Publisher: | National Geographic Society |
| Imprint: | National Geographic Society |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 1.66kg |
| Dimensions: | 282mm x 241mm |
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“Kostyal successfully ties together
“Kostyal successfully ties together the disparate pieces of the revolution while clarifying the its causes, course, and outcome. Supporting Kostyal’s text are wonderful reproductions of colored pictures, maps, and famous letters and documents that bring to life the events of the revolution.” –Publishers Weekly
About The Author
K.M. Kostyal
K. M. KOSTYAL is a longtime writer for National Geographic. She has authored books on a wide range of subjects, including war heroes and child survivors of war. The author of Abraham Lincoln’s Extraordinary Era, a former senior editor at National Geographic magazine and National Geographic Books, and a contributor to National Geographic Traveler, Kostyal is the recipient of two Lowell Thomas Awards.
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