Author
Grant, James, 1946-
ImprintNew York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2005.
Description530 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note: Content"More fortunate than all my fellow citizens" -- Son of puritans -- To live and die in braintree -- "Glowing like furnaces" -- "From so small a spark" -- "Hearty in the cause" -- In defense of Captain Preston -- "In opposition to the rising sun" -- Faith of Brattle Street -- "A man of 1774" -- "Called by providence" -- Whirlwind -- "Conquer or die" -- Making of a diplomat -- A Yankee in Paris -- Constitution monger -- Fencing with Count Vergennes -- Triumph in Amsterdam -- Peacemaker, junk-bond promoter -- Joyous reunion -- Minister to the court of St. James -- Stuffed shirt -- Mr. vice president -- "President by three votes" -- Party of one -- Road to tranquility.
ISBN:0374530238
ISBN:9780374530235
