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The Virginia Dynasty: Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation
Maybe someday
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52/100Critics
10/100Scholars
Author:
Lynne Cheney
Publisher:
Viking
Date:
September 22, 2020
A group portrait of America's first four presidents from Virginia focuses on a series of key historical episodes that illustrate how the myriad leadership roles of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe promoted transcendental, if contradictory, national views about freedom and equality.
What The Reviewers Say
Cheney, a former second lady of the United States, is a careful student of history with a discerning eye.
Bringing these men together as a group draws attention to how their thought and action unfolded in response to new challenges and dispels any illusion that they were a monolithic bloc. Cheney is an adept writer who makes no wrong steps. Perfect for history buffs, though little new ground is tread..
... accessible.
... edifying.
