The Spirits of '76: A Catholic InquiryChristendom Publications, 1983 - 182 Seiten Historian Donald D'Elia offers one of the most original sets of essays ever penned on the seven greatest founding fathers looking at the development of their philosophical and religious convictions. The essays include: "The Relevance of Thomas Jefferson," "Benjamin Rush: A Christian Revolutionary," "John Adams: Revolutionary as Manichaean," "Charles Carroll of Carrollton: A Catholic Revolutionary," "George Washington: The Founder as Stoic," "Alexander Hamilton: From Caesar to Christ," and "Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Religion." |
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... York : Harper & Row , 1968 ) , note to p . 211 . 57 Adams to Jefferson , December 3 , 1813 , Cappon , II , p . 405 . 58 Ibid . , May 6 , 1816 and November 4 , 1816 , pp . 474 , 494 ; Haraszti , p . 254 . 59A . to Jefferson , Dec. 25 ...
... York : Harper & Row , 1968 ) , note to p . 211 . 57 Adams to Jefferson , December 3 , 1813 , Cappon , II , p . 405 . 58 Ibid . , May 6 , 1816 and November 4 , 1816 , pp . 474 , 494 ; Haraszti , p . 254 . 59A . to Jefferson , Dec. 25 ...
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... York , where he had married Elizabeth , the daughter of the prominent , well - connected General Philip Schuyler , in 1780 , Hamilton advanced his career further by taking advantage of the new test laws which , by disbarring older Tory ...
... York , where he had married Elizabeth , the daughter of the prominent , well - connected General Philip Schuyler , in 1780 , Hamilton advanced his career further by taking advantage of the new test laws which , by disbarring older Tory ...
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... York to prepare for the coming battle . Hamilton knew that the anti - Constitutionalists there were power- ful and well - organized . He also realized that without New York , which by its strategic location held the country together ...
... York to prepare for the coming battle . Hamilton knew that the anti - Constitutionalists there were power- ful and well - organized . He also realized that without New York , which by its strategic location held the country together ...
Inhalt
Preface | 7 |
A Christian Revolutionary? | 24 |
Catholic Revolutionary | 55 |
Urheberrecht | |
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