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Cheney, Lynne V.,

The Virginia dynasty four presidents and the creation of the American nation Lynne Cheney. - New York Viking 2020 - 437 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-422) and index.

Prologue -- The warriors: from triumph to catastrophe -- River crossing: victory hard won -- The intellectuals: poetry and prose -- Untrodden ground: a nation wholly new -- Schism: breaking the bonds of attachment -- Interregnum: the President from Braintree -- The spirit of '76: the Virginians return -- Securing independence: war under the Constitution -- Dynasty's end: gathering storm clouds -- Epilogue.

A group portrait of America's first four presidents from Virginia focuses on a series of key historical episodes that illustrate how the myriad leadership roles of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe promoted transcendental, if contradictory, national views about freedom and equality.

ISBN: 9781101980040 1101980044

LCCN: 2020940885

Subjects--Personal Names:
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Madison, James, 1751-1836.
Monroe, James, 1758-1831.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1783-1865

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Statesmen--Virginia--Biography.
Founding Fathers of the United States--Biography.
History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800).
Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State.
History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV).
Politics and government

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:

LC Class. No.: E302.5 / .C44 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 973.099 Che B 15