Inventing a nation : Washington, Adams, Jefferson
Vidal, Gore, 1925-
Inventing a nation : Washington, Adams, Jefferson / Gore Vidal - New Haven : Yale University Press , c2003. - 198 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
"Gore Vidal, one of the master stylists of American literature and one of the most acute observers of American life and history, turns his immense literary and historiographic talent to a portrait of the formidable trio of George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson." "In Inventing a Nation, Vidal transports the reader into the minds, the living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls, and the salons of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and other key figures who helped found the American Republic. Vidal's splendid and percipient prose animates key moments of decision in the birthing of our nation, and we come to know these men in ways we have not until now - their opinions of each other, their worries about money, their concerns about creating a viable democracy. Vidal brings them to life and illuminates the force and weight of the documents they wrote, the speeches they gave, and the institutions of government they fashioned. Above all, Inventing a Nation presents a powerful, compassionate, immensely moving portrait of George Washington, whose resolution, integrity, and intelligence rescued the fledgling Republic many times in its early days."--BOOK JACKET
9780300101713
2003015612
Washington, George (, 1732-1799)
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Statesman---United States---Biography
United States---Politics and government---1775-1783
United States---Politics and government---1783-1809
973.4 VID
Inventing a nation : Washington, Adams, Jefferson / Gore Vidal - New Haven : Yale University Press , c2003. - 198 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
"Gore Vidal, one of the master stylists of American literature and one of the most acute observers of American life and history, turns his immense literary and historiographic talent to a portrait of the formidable trio of George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson." "In Inventing a Nation, Vidal transports the reader into the minds, the living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls, and the salons of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and other key figures who helped found the American Republic. Vidal's splendid and percipient prose animates key moments of decision in the birthing of our nation, and we come to know these men in ways we have not until now - their opinions of each other, their worries about money, their concerns about creating a viable democracy. Vidal brings them to life and illuminates the force and weight of the documents they wrote, the speeches they gave, and the institutions of government they fashioned. Above all, Inventing a Nation presents a powerful, compassionate, immensely moving portrait of George Washington, whose resolution, integrity, and intelligence rescued the fledgling Republic many times in its early days."--BOOK JACKET
9780300101713
2003015612
Washington, George (, 1732-1799)
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Statesman---United States---Biography
United States---Politics and government---1775-1783
United States---Politics and government---1783-1809
973.4 VID
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