Willard Sterne Randall
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"In 1776, upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers concluded America's most consequential document with a curious note, pledging "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." Lives and honor did indeed hang in the balance, yet just what were their fortunes? How much did the Founders stand to gain or lose through independence? And what lingering consequences did their respective financial stakes have on liberty, justice,...
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W. W. Norton & Co
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[2011]
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English
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Pulitzer Prize finalist Randall delivers the first comprehensive portrait of Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys in half a century. He masterfully evokes Allen's upward struggle from childhood poverty to command of the largest American paramilitary force on the eve of the Revolution.
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