Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Lord, John 1810 1894 Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders 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 520578 501029 2024-09-05T05:28:14.304371 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 1396629 2024-09-05T05:28:22.092273 application/epub+zip 1398913 2024-09-05T05:28:16.139332 application/epub+zip 256205 2024-09-05T05:28:15.057431 application/epub+zip 1609662 2024-09-05T05:28:26.841278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1579432 2024-09-05T05:28:20.956326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434856 2022-09-05T09:00:52.230142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484295 484195 2024-09-05T05:28:13.594319 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 20650 2024-09-05T05:28:26.991260 application/rdf+xml 17022 2024-09-05T05:28:15.435313 image/jpeg 3746 2024-09-05T05:28:15.246303 image/jpeg 1399969 2024-09-05T05:28:14.383330 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