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8) A republic of scoundrels: the schemers, intriguers & adventurers who created a new American nation
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This new look at Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton goes beyond their common depictions as American saints to expose the sometimes selfish motives behind their actions.
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In the Looking Glass explores how mirrors shaped human identity in North America from the earliest European explorations through the nineteenth century. Early Americans--African, Native, and European--had uses for and beliefs about reflective surfaces, largely associating reflection with ritual and magic, which predated the introduction of accurately reflective mirrors (ca. 1500). These new mirrors played a critical role in shaping a person's individual...
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