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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts comes New York Times bestseller Founding Mothers, an intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tireless pursuits on behalf of their families–and their country–proved just as crucial to the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Abigal Adams: The wife of John Adams. A fierce champion of women's rights, especially in regards to education.
- Eliza Pinckney: Left to her own demise at age fourteen to manage quite a few farms, as her father returned to England. Saved from the pain of going home...... she married Charles Pickney whom she loved very much. Their sons: Charles Pickney and Thomas Pickney played important roles in the Revloution.
- Martha Washington: The wife of George Washington.
- George Washington: General in the revolutionary war and the first president of the United States.
- John Quincy Adams: The son of Abigail and John Adams. Later because president of the United States.
- Thomas Jefferson: Governor of Virginia. One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States.
- Mercy Otis Warren: A writer. Wrote many plays, books and newspaper articles.
- John Adams: 1st V.P. of U.S. ;2nd Pres. of U.S.
- James Madison: Add a description of this character.
- Dolley Madison: wife of James Madison
- Benjamin Franklin
- Mary Bartlett
Setting & Locations edit
- Philadelphia
- America
- New York
- New England
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Paris
- New Jersey
- France
- London
- Mount Vernon
- Boston
- South Carolina
- Rhode Island
- Pennsylvania
- Europe
- Charleston
- Great Britain
- United States
- Spain
- Braintree
- Georgia
- Princeton
- Albany
- Cambridge
- Morristown
- Valley Forge
- Savannah
- North Carolina
- Lexington
- Stockbridge
- Trenton
- West Point
- Atlantic
- Richmond
- Monticello
- General Washington
- Maryland
- Concord
- Morven
- Madrid
- Baltimore
- Charlestown
- Maine
- Antigua
- Hampton
- Newport
First Sentence edit
When you hear of a family with two brothers who fought heroically in the Revolutionary War, served their state in high office, and emerged as key figures in the new American nation, don't you immediately think, They must have had a remarkable mother""?"
Table of Contents edit
I.
Acknowledgments and Author's Note
Intruduction
II.
Chapter 1: Before 1775:The Road to the Revolution
Chapter 2: 1775-1776:Independence
Chapter 3: 1776-1778: War and a Nascent Nation
Chapter 4: 1778-1782: Still More War and Home-front Activism
Chapter 5: 1782-1787: Peace and Diplmacy
Chapter 6: 1787-1789: Constitution and the First Election
Chapter 7: After 1789: Raising a Nation
III.
Cast of Characters
Recipes
Notes
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Cokie Roberts (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Easton Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0060090251
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Easton Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0060090251
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E 176 .R63 2004
- Dewey: 973.30922
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