First principles : what America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country Thomas E. Ricks.
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TextCopyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: xxiv, 386 pages : map ; 24 cmContent type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062997456; 0062997459Other title: What America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our countrySubject(s): Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Philosophy | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Philosophy | Madison, James, 1751-1836 -- Philosophy | Madison, James, 1751-1836 | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Adams, John, 1735-1826 | Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Philosophy | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Philosophy | Madison, James, 1751-1836 -- Philosophy | 1700-1799 | Political science -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Classical literature -- Influence | Classicism -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Philosophy, Ancient -- Influence | Presidents -- United States -- Knowledge and learning | Littérature ancienne -- Influence | Classicisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle | Philosophie ancienne -- Influence | Presidents -- Knowledge and learning | Politics and government | Philosophy, Ancient -- Influence | Philosophy | Classical literature -- Influence | Civilization -- Philosophy | Civilization -- Classical influences | Classicism | Political science | Political science -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Classical literature -- Influence | Classicism -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Philosophy, Ancient -- Influence | Presidents -- United States -- Knowledge and learning | Political science | Presidents -- United States -- Biography | United States -- Civilization -- Classical influences | United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy | United States -- Civilization -- Philosophy | États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- Philosophie | United States | United States -- Civilization -- Classical influences | United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy | United States -- Civilization -- Philosophy | United States -- CivilizationGenre/Form: Biography | Biographies. | History. | Biographies. | Biographies. DDC classification: 973.099 LOC classification: JA84.U5 | R486 2020| Item type | Current location | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-369) and index.
Chronology -- Prologue: What is America? -- The power of colonial classicism -- Washington studies how to rise in colonial society -- John Adams aims to become an American Cicero -- Jefferson blooms at William & Mary -- Madison breaks away to Princeton -- Adams and the fuse of rebellion -- Jefferson's declaration of the "American mind" -- Washington: the noblest Roman of them all -- The war strains the classical model -- From a difficult war to an uneasy peace -- Madison and the Constitution: balancing vice with vice -- The Classical vision smashes into American reality -- The revolution of 1800: the people, not the plebes -- The end of American classicism -- Epilogue: What we can do -- Appendix: The Declaration of Independence.
Examines how the educations of America's first four presidents, and in particular their scholarly devotion to ancient Greek and Roman classics, informed the beliefs and ideals that shaped the nation's constitution and government.
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