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A Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers, Intriguers, and Adventurers Who Created a New American Nation

A Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers, Intriguers, and Adventurers Who Created a New American Nation

Head, David
Head, David
Hemmis, Timothy C.

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Political BiographiesPresidents & Heads of StateRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

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ISBN13: 9798228941007
Publisher: Tantor
Published: May 19 2026
Language: English

The Founding Fathers are often revered as American saints; here are the stories of those Founders who were schemers and scoundrels, vying for their own interests ahead of the nation's.

We now have a clear-eyed understanding of Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton; even so, they are often considered American saints, revered for their wisdom and self-sacrificing service to the nation. However, within the Founding Generation lurked many unscrupulous figures--men who violated the era's expectation of public virtue and advanced their own interests at the expense of others.

The early years of the republic were full of self-interested individuals, sometimes succeeding in their plots, sometimes failing, but always shaping the young nation. A Republic of Scoundrels seeks to re-examine the Founding Generation and replace the hagiography of the Founding Fathers with something more realistic: a picture that embraces the many facets of our nation's origins.

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