Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny: The Founding Fathers as Revolutionaries (Inscribed First Edition, Interesting Association)

Morris, Richard B,

ISBN 10: 0060130784 / ISBN 13: 9780060130787

Published by Harper and Row, 1973

About this Item

Inscribed First Edition, First Printing -- with an interesting association -- of this major study of seven key leaders of the American Revolution and the Early Republic by one of the nation's leading historians of the post World War II era. This copy is inscribed by Richard B. Morris on the front endpaper for the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, a federal agency established during the President Richard Nixon Administration to facilitate and coordinate the nation's Bicentennial celebrations. Richard Morris was heavily involved in Bicentennial activities. He served on the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, chaired the American Historical Association's (AHA) committee on the Bicentennial, and was president of the AHA during the Bicentennial year of 1976. 334 pages, cloth. The book has tanning of the page edges, otherwise minimal sign of previous use. The dust jacket has a bit of foxing and a light damp stain on the bottom of the back cover. Seller Inventory # 014187

Bibliographic Details

Title: Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny: The Founding ...

Publisher: Harper and Row

Publication Date: 1973

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Character sketches of Franklin, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Jay, Madison, and Hamilton emphasize their reasons for turning against Britain and their prominence in the American Revolution