Presidential Chronicles Volume I: The Founders: The Lives of: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe (Presidential Chronicles - Volumes Book 1)

The Foundersis the first full volume of biographies in David Fisher's series Presidential Chronicles - the series of books and videos on American history as seen through the lives of the Presidents of the United States. Author David Fisher provides robust yet concise biographies of every U.S. President in this unique multi-volume collection, revealing the essential elements of their lives in the contexts of their times. Fisher makes extensive use of first-person quotations to help convey the inner thoughts of his subjects, along with a broad collection of images to help bring these stories to life. Many of the images are pulled from his vast personal collection of first edition presidential biographies, with many dating from the era in which these men were charged to lead their nation.This first volume of Presidential Chronicles (The Founders) tells the life stories of the nation's first five Presidents who helped define the role of the nation’s chief executive: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James MonroeFisher captures the essence of the founding era through these lives that spanned the military, legislative, diplomatic, and ultimately executive roles that helped define the start of the American experiment. He provides a first-person perspective to the pre-revolutionary era, the colonial rebellion, the war for independence, the diplomatic efforts abroad, and the challenges of starting a new nation based on democratic principles – something unlike anything the world had ever seen before. He explores the inter-connected nature of the lives of these founding leaders – relationships and experiences that were essential to the dawn of the Republic, but also broke down over the different visions they brought to bear on how to shape the new nation they helped to birth.The Founders is part of Presidential Chronicles - Volumes, the print edition of the series in which each release includes four or five presidential biographies. The other released printed volumes include:Volume II: Democracy Expands (with biographies of John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler).Volume III: The Path to National Fracture (with biographies of James Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan).Volume IV: War and Its Aftermath (with biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, and James Garfield)Volume V: Dawn of a New Century (with biographies Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt)Volume VI: Progressivism and Prosperity (with biographies of William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge)Volume VII: Depression and Global War (with biographies of Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower)These biographies are also available as individual E-Books in the Presidential Chronicles - Individual series. Read more