01558cam a2200289 4500 94491098 TxAuBib 20150202120000.0 070623s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780143112082 pbk. $17.00 0143112082 pbk. $17.00 (OCoLC)270555924 TxAuBib Wood, Gordon S. Revolutionary characters [ADULT TEXANA] : what made the founders different / Gordon S. Wood. New York : Penguin Books, 2007. x, 321 p. ; 22 cm. Originally published: New York : Penguin Press, 2006. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : the founders and the Enlightenment -- The greatness of George Washington -- The invention of Benjamin Franklin -- The trials and tribulations of Thomas Jefferson -- Alexander Hamilton and the making of a fiscal-military state -- Is there a "James Madison problem"? -- The relevance and irrelevance of John Adams -- Thomas Paine, America's first public intellectual -- The real treason of Aaron Burr -- The founders and the creation of modern public opinion. 20150202. Statesmen. United States Biography. Revolutionaries United States Biography. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biography. United States Politics and government 1775-1783. TXKAR