"politik." . . "politik" . "1775 - 1783" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Audiobooks" . "Audiobooks"@en . . . . . . "A series of studies of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers. Each life is considered in the round, but the thread that binds the work together is the idea of character as a lived reality for these men. For these were men, Wood shows, who took the matter of character very seriously. They were the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made, men who considered the arc of lives, as of nations, as being one of moral progress. They saw themselves as comprising the world's first meritocracy, as opposed to the decadent Old World aristocracy of inherited wealth and station. Historian Wood's accomplishment here is to bring these men and their times down to earth and within our reach, showing us just who they were and what drove them, and that the virtues they defined for themselves are the virtues we aspire to still.--From publisher description."@en . . . . "In 10 essays from previously published articles, the author presents miniature portraits of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine, and others known as the founding fathers."@en . . . . "Downloadable audio books" . "Downloadable audio books"@en . "Biography" . "Revolutionary characters" . "Revolutionary characters"@en . . "Biography"@en . "An analysis of America's founding leaders identifies the qualities that enabled them to make pivotal contributions to the country's formation, discussing how their vision of a national meritocracy was shaped by beliefs about character and leadership." . . . "Revolutionary characters [what made the founders different]"@en . "Revolutionary characters [what made the founders different]" . "A series of studies of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers. Each life is considered in the round, but the thread that binds the work together is the idea of character as a lived reality for these men. For these were men, Wood shows, who took the matter of character very seriously. They were the first generation in history that was self-consciously self-made, men who considered the arc of lives, as of nations, as being one of moral progress. They saw themselves as comprising the world's first meritocracy, as opposed to the decadent Old World aristocracy of inherited wealth and station. Historian Wood's accomplishment here is to bring these men and their times down to earth and within our reach, showing us just who they were and what drove them, and that the virtues they defined for themselves are the virtues we aspire to still. -From publisher description." . . . . . "Audiobooks on CD"@en . "Compact discs"@en . "Revolutionary characters what made the founders different" . . "Presents biographical portraits of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine, and other men known as the \"founding fathers\" of the United States."@en . "Presents biographical portraits of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine, and other men known as the \"founding fathers\" of the United States." . "History"@en . "History" . . . . "George Washington -- Benjamin Franklin -- Thomas Jefferson -- Alexander Hamilton -- James Madison -- John Adams -- Thomas Paine -- Aaron Burr." . "USA" . . "statsmænd." . . "statsmænd" . . . "1700-1799." . . "politiske ledere." . . "politiske ledere" . "historie." . . "historie" . "1700-1799" . . "United States" . . "USA." . . "Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Biography Audio-visual material." . .