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Author:
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Unger, Harlow G., 1931-
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Title:
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The last founding father : James Monroe and a nation's call to greatness / Harlow Giles Unger.
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Edition:
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1st Da Capo Press ed.
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Imprint:
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[Cambridge, Mass.] : Da Capo Press, 2009.
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Physical Description:
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xii, 388 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
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Note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-376) and index.
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Contents:
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"To be free-- we must fight" -- "A brave-- and sensible officer" -- "I may lose my scalp" -- "A most interesting connection" -- "A subversion of liberty" -- "One continuous scene of riot" -- La belle Américaine -- "Let calumny have its course" -- "To prevent this greatest of evils" -- "Nothing but simple justice" -- To repair an injury -- "We have met the enemy-- " -- "The poor Capital-- crack'd and broken" -- The "Era of Good Feelings" -- "Embroidered with gold" -- "Winked away by compromise" -- A momentous decision -- Rejoice! -- "A plain and gentle man".
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Subject (LC):
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Monroe, James, 1758-1831.
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Subject (LC):
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Presidents--United States--Biography.
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Subject (LC):
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United States--Politics and government--1817-1825.
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Subject (LC):
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United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.
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ISBN:
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9780306818080 (alk. paper) : $26.00
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ISBN:
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0306818086 (alk. paper)
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E372 .U54 2009
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LAW BASEMENT
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