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1 online resource (xvi, 345 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-334) and index. |
| Summary |
Gouverneur Morris was one of the leading figures of the Constitutional Convention, putting the American Constitution in its final version, including its opening Preamble. This biography tells his robust story, including his celebrated love affairs during his long stay in Europe. |
| Contents |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Redeeming Mr. Morris""; ""PART I. BACKGROUND""; ""CHAPTER 1. The Pedigree""; ""CHAPTER 2. A Profession""; ""PART II. REVOLUTION""; ""CHAPTER 3. Things Fall Apart""; ""CHAPTER 4. “The Great Question of Independency�""; ""CHAPTER 5. Breaking the Fetters""; ""PART III. NATIONAL AFFAIRS""; ""CHAPTER 6. The Continental Congress, 1778-1779 ""; ""CHAPTER 7. Money Matters""; ""CHAPTER 8. The Convention""; ""PART IV. EUROPE""; ""CHAPTER 9. Paris,1789 ""; ""CHAPTER 10. Business as Usual""; ""CHAPTER 11. A Presidential Mission"" |
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""CHAPTER 12. Minister to France""""PART V. SETTLING DOWN""; ""CHAPTER 13. The Long Journey Home""; ""CHAPTER 14. On Native Ground""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816.
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Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. |
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United States. Constitution -- Signers -- Biography.
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United States. |
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Statesmen. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Adams, William Howard. Gouverneur Morris. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003 0300099800 9780300099805 (DLC) 2003050050 (OCoLC)52079678 |
| ISBN |
9780300127041 (electronic book) |
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0300127049 (electronic book) |
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0300099800 |
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9780300099805 |
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