Ava gardner new biography of alexander hamilton
Why have there been so many books about first ladies and so few about the mothers and fathers of our presidents? Many of us, for better or worse, are shaped by our early life. Heads of state are no exception. In this compact and compelling narrative of truly popular history, Gullan offers insights into the early influences that helped shape our presidents, shedding light into a much neglected corner of history. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Spotify | Amazon Music | Youtube Music | RSS “A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” – Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He was heavily involved in promoting the US Constitution in addition to founding the nation’s financial system, The US Coast Guard, and the New York Post. Alexander Hamilton was born on 11 January 1757 in the British West Indies in the Caribbean, on the island of St. Kitts and Nevis. He was cared for by an older cousin as a child, due to the death of his mother and the fact that his father had abandoned them, and then afterward, by an affluent merchant family. Unfortunately, because Hamilton’s parents had not been legally married, the church of England did not allow Alexander or his brother James to be members of the church, or to have an education in the church school. Instead, they had private tutoring and classes in a school managed by a Jewish headmistress. He was also partially self-taught thanks to his family library which contained 34 books. Alexander Hamilton became a clerk at an export store and during this continued to enjoy reading which later led to an interest in writing. However, it wouldn’t be long before he sought a life away from the island and eventually moved to New York. Early on it was easy to see that he had the potential for success due to his intelligence, and a group of local men from New York City sponsored him to travel and pursue education. For his formal education, Alexander Hamilton went to Kings College which is now Columbia University and he decided to stay in the original 13 colonies. In 1764, there was much dispute about the New York region being divided. This dispute between New York and New Hampshire later resulted in the state of Vermont. Throughout this time, arguments went back and forth about who the territory belonged to but Alexan John Laurens by Charles Willson Peale John Laurens met an ignominious end on August 17, 1882 in a minor skirmish against British forces who were foraging for rice outside of Charleston, South Carolina. The Revolution was all but over, and only six months before John Laurens had the honor of representing the American forces when he accepted Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown. But his death, caused by foolhardily charging a much larger force, was one that was not a surprise to those who knew him. General Nathaniel Greene, his commanding officer in South Carolina, summed up his death with, “The love of military glory made him seek it upon occasions unworthy his rank.” I was very eager to read Gregory D. Massey’s biography of Colonel John Laurens, John Laurens and the American Revolution, when I learned that Barton College carried it in their collection. Luckily for us, the Wilson County Public Library has a partnership with Barton that allows holders of Wilson County library cards to check out books at their library. I was always interested in what life events and philosophic influences created this scion of South Carolina who found contradictions in the revolutionary cause he championed in that it was for the rights of humanity yet allowed slavery to exist. And what caused him to repeatedly seek his own death in battle through reckless behavior. Massey’s book was a succinct but erudite account of the life and the creation of the sometimes overlooked Revolutionary War hero and strong opponent of slavery. The French Huguenot Laurens family settled in Charleston in 1715 and by the time John was born in 1754 the family was very wealthy. John’s father, Henry, was a rice planter, a successful merchant and had married Eleanor Ball, who was of a prestigious low-country dynasty. John and his siblings were tutored at home and when he came of age he travelled to Geneva, Switzerland to study medicine and then to London to study law. While in London, Laurens married Mar
How many presidential parents were also their son’s best friends? How many were an inspiration, a source of support, a model to emulate? How many were just the opposite?
In Cradles of Power, readers will learn the stories of first parents” from Augustine and Mary Washington to Barack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham, including:
The heroic Elizabeth Jackson, who literally saved her son’s life
The beloved senior Theodore Roosevelt, who seemingly founded and funded every worthwhile charity in New York
The handsome and unpredictable Jack Reagan, whose drunken blackout one winter night became a pivotal moment for the young Ronald
The pious Mother” McKinley, who wanted her William to become a Methodist bishop
The vibrant Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, whose personal tragedies never stopped her from showing unflagging support for her sons’ campaigns, and the domineering Joseph P. Kennedy who himself aspired to be our first Catholic president
Gullan’s reader-friendly vignettes are sure to fascinate and entertain, but they will also elucidate the formative forces and motivations in the lives of the most powerful men in the nation.
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