Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Lord, John 1810 1894 Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders Reading ease score: 52.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders" by John Lord is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the influential figures and events that shaped the founding of the United States, particularly examining the key contributions of prominent Founding Fathers and their roles in establishing American democracy and institutions. The opening of the book presents the foundational principles of American governance and societal values, emphasizing concepts like natural equality, self-governance, and the right of taxation by consent. Lord discusses the evolution of these ideas through various historical influences, such as Judaic, Greco-Roman, and Enlightenment thought, and sets the stage for more detailed examination of key figures like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson. The narrative serves to underscore how their distinct contributions helped mold the emerging American identity and its political system, paving the way for future discussions on each individual's impact throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History United States -- Biography D E151 Text Children's History Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 520585 501029 2024-10-05T05:47:29.101501 2023-10-05T06:24:53.121154 text/html text/html 496160 2020-12-20T01:48:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1307624 2020-12-20T01:48:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1421909 2024-10-05T05:47:38.980393 application/epub+zip 1424026 2024-10-05T05:47:32.871419 application/epub+zip 261925 2024-10-05T05:47:31.429467 application/epub+zip 1652857 2024-10-05T05:47:43.842372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1622523 2024-10-05T05:47:37.682427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434856 2022-09-05T09:00:52.230142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484295 484195 2024-10-05T05:47:28.199476 2023-10-05T06:24:52.475137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 485420 2020-12-20T01:48:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 179813 2020-12-20T01:48:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 485414 2020-12-20T01:48:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179767 2020-12-20T01:48:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21829 2024-10-05T05:47:43.984377 application/rdf+xml 17029 2024-10-05T05:47:31.992431 image/jpeg 3747 2024-10-05T05:47:31.710451 image/jpeg 1423548 2024-10-05T05:47:29.183481 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia