John Jay: Founding Father - Hardcover

Stahr, Walter

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ISBN 10: 1852854448 ISBN 13: 9781852854447

Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL, 2005

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"In humanizing Jay, Stahr makes him an appealing figure accessible to a large readership and places Jay once again in the company of America's greatest statesmen, where he unquestionably belongs." Publishers Week. "Walter Stahr's excellent biography should establish Jay's standing as one of America's great statesmen." The Weekly Standard. "Fascinating, learned and beautifully written. I look forward to reading more history from this gifted scholar." - Washington Times 20 March 2005; "A welcome and worthy biography" - The Sunday Times 15 May 2005

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John Jay was a central figure in the early history of the American Republic. A New York lawyer, born in 1745, Jay served his country with the greatest distinction and was one of the most influential of its Founding Fathers. In the first full-length biography in almost seventy years, Walter Stahr brings Jay vividly to life, setting his astonishing career against the background of the American Revolution.

Drawing on substantial new material, Walter Stahr has written a full and highly readable portrait of both the public and private man. It is the story not only of John Jay himself, the most prominent native-born New Yorker of the eighteenth century, but also of his engaging and intelligent wife, Sarah, who accompanied her husband on his wartime diplomatic missions. This lively and compelling biography presents Jay in the light he deserves: as a major Founding Father, a true national hero, and a leading architect of America's future.

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• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1852854448
• ISBN 13: 9781852854447
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 514