Chernow, Achenbach and Ferling portray Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Hamilton in a modern light
Ron Chernow, Joel Achenbach, and John Ferling, appearing at last year's Miami Book Fair International, shed new light on early American history with their bestselling books on the rivalries and visions of America's Founding Fathers--George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Presenting his new book, The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West (Simon & Schuster paperback; May 24, 2005), Washington Post columninst Joel Achenbach explored George Washington's little known grand ambition to connect the 13 original United States by waterway and his tireless efforts to gain support from Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers in order to unite territories and expand westward. University of West Georgia Professor John Ferling drew striking parrallels to contemporary times in his new book, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 (Oxford University Press; August, 2004), tracing the great political divisions of early American history through the rift between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson to illuminate today's tumultuous times. Based on his new book, bestselling historian and biographer Ron Chernow gave a riveting portrayal of perhaps the greatest American to never become President, based on his new biography Alexander Hamilton, recently released in paperback (Penguin; March 29, 2005). Chernow's rich portrait of arguably America's most mysterious and controversial Founding Father explored the man's extraordinary contributions, as well as his almost comical indiscretions, showing how the presidency eluded him and yielding new insights into the standards to which today's voters hold anyone running for the nation's highest office.
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Chernow, Achenbach and Ferling portray Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Hamilton in a modern light
