George Mason, forgotten founder / Jeff Broadwater.

Author/creator Broadwater, Jeff
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxii, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Subjects
Mason, George, 1725-1792.
United States. Constitution. 1st-10th Amendments.
Statesmen--United States. --Biography.
Politicians--Virginia. --Biography.
Constitutional history--United States.
United States--History. --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States--History. --Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States--History. --Confederation, 1783-1789.
Virginia--History. --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Virginia--History. --1775-1865.

Contents A retreat of heroes -- Our all is at stake -- The fundamental principle -- The most important of all subjects -- Growing from bad to worse -- Liberty and independence -- One of the best politicians in America -- The sanction of their names -- That paper on the table -- I am grown old.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [307]-322) and index.
LCCN 2006010729
ISBN0807830534 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807830536

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E302.6.M45 B76 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold