American Cicero the life of Charles Carroll

"Before his death in 1832, Charles Carroll of Carrollton--the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence--was widely regarded as one of the most important Founders. Today, Carroll's signal contributions to the American Founding are overlooked, but the fascinating new biography A...

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Main Author: Birzer, Bradley J., 1967-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Wilmington, Del. : ISI Books, ©2010.
Series: Lives of the founders.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • An exemplar of the Catholic and Republican virtue
  • Liberally-educated bastard
  • First citizen
  • The constitution evolves
  • Attenuating disorder
  • Echoing the divine order
  • The last of the Romans.