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245 10 a| First principles :b| what America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country /c| Thomas E. Ricks.;

246 3 a| What America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,c| [2020];

300 a| xxiv, 386 pages :b| map ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-369) and index.;

505 0 a| 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 -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: The Declaration of Independence.;

520 a| 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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First principles : what America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country / Thomas E. Ricks.

Author/creator	Ricks, Thomas E. author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
Copyright Date	©2020
Description	xxiv, 386 pages : map ; 24 cm
Subjects	Adams, John, 1735-1826--Philosophy. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Philosophy. Madison, James, 1751-1836--Philosophy. 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. United States--Civilization. --Classical influences. United States--Politics and government. --Philosophy. United States--Civilization. --Philosophy.

Variant title	What America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country
Contents	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 -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: The Declaration of Independence.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-369) and index.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	History.
ISBN	9780062997456 hardcover
ISBN	0062997459 hardcover

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