Brookhiser Richard Books
Books di Brookhiser Richard editi da Basic Books
James Madison
Brookhiser Richard
edizioni Basic Books collana Basic Books (Paperback), 2013
James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story?although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries?is integral to that of the nation. Madison helped to shape our country as perhaps no other Founder: collaborating on the Federalist Papers and...
Founders' Son
Brookhiser Richard
edizioni Basic Books collana Basic Books (Hardcover), 2014
Abraham Lincoln grew up in the long shadow of the Founding Fathers. Seeking an intellectual and emotional replacement for his own taciturn father, Lincoln turned to the great men of the founding?Washington, Paine, Jefferson?and their great documents?the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution?for knowledge, guidance,...
George Washington on Leadership
Brookhiser Richard
edizioni Basic Books collana Basic Books (Paperback), 2009
In 1799, at the end of George Washington's long life and illustrious career, the politician Henry Lee eulogized him as: “First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Esteemed historian Richard Brookhiser now adds to this list, “First in leadership,” examining the lessons to be learned from...