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 Project Gutenberg 2011-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 201 Various Verschillende Various, Various Homes of American Statesmen; With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches Washington / Mrs. C. M. Kirkland -- Franklin / C. F. Briggs -- Jefferson / P. Godwin -- Hancock / R. Hildreth -- John Adams / C. Cook -- Patrick Henry / E. W. Johnston -- Madison / E. W. Johnston -- Jay / W. S. Thayer -- Hamilton / J. C. Carter -- Marshall / R. W. Griswold -- Ames / J. B. Thayer -- John Quincy Adams / D. L. Child -- Jackson / P. Godwin -- Rufus King / C. King -- Clay / H. Greeley -- Calhoun / P. Godwin -- Clinton / T. R. Beck -- Story / F. Howland -- Wheaton -- Webster / H. C. Deming. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Steven Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Homes of American Statesmen: With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches" is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume features essays by various writers that collectively explore the homes and private lives of notable American statesmen, focusing on both their domestic settings and significant moments in their lives. The book aims to preserve the personal histories of the nation's founding figures, enabling readers to appreciate the contexts in which they lived and worked. The opening of the book presents a preface that emphasizes the importance of capturing the private lives of great American leaders, particularly in the context of a rapidly changing society that risks forgetting their intimate histories. It discusses the dual nature of public figures, suggesting that their home life often complements or contrasts with their public personas. The text specifically introduces George Washington, offering glimpses into his life at Mount Vernon and underlining the notion that a deeper understanding of such figures is essential for appreciating their contributions to the nation. Through anecdotes and reflections, the beginning sets the tone for a biographical exploration of America's important statesmen and examines the essence of their contributions against the backdrop of their personal lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Statesmen -- United States United States -- Biography Historic buildings -- United States E151 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 850422 850431 2024-09-16T05:39:59.076582 2023-09-16T11:59:54.132259 text/html text/html 840688 2011-11-02T15:29:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6279389 2011-11-02T15:29:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7355294 2024-09-16T05:40:20.174023 application/epub+zip 7364061 2024-09-16T05:40:06.317612 application/epub+zip 400617 2024-09-16T05:40:01.738605 application/epub+zip 5410578 2024-09-16T05:40:28.948936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5351854 2024-09-16T05:40:15.597489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532802 2022-09-17T10:38:50.890197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 759465 759362 2024-09-16T05:39:57.648650 2023-09-16T11:59:52.632251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 759193 2011-11-02T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 292314 2011-11-02T15:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 759203 2011-11-02T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292242 2011-11-02T15:29:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20925 2024-09-16T05:40:29.116910 application/rdf+xml 25840 2024-09-16T05:40:02.147550 image/jpeg 4729 2024-09-16T05:40:01.947543 image/jpeg 6390322 2024-09-16T05:39:59.321555 application/octet-stream application/zip