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Paul

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  • The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness | [Harlow Giles Unger]
    The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
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    The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 27 mins)
    • By Harlow Giles Unger
    • Narrated By Michael McConnohie
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    Story
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    In this lively and compelling biography, Harlow Giles Unger reveals the dominant political figure of a generation. A fierce fighter in four critical Revolutionary War battles and a courageous survivor of Valley Forge and a near-fatal wound at the Battle of Trenton, James Monroe (1751 - 1831) went on to become America's first full-time politician, dedicating his life to securing America's national and international durability.

    Rob says: "Readable, but more hero worship than history"
    "Poor scholarship, uncritical, over the top"
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    James Monroe was an important and interesting character. Unger makes him uninteresting and a saint. There are an excessive number of factual errors to add to the mix. There are several good biographies of Monroe. Unfortunately, this is not one of them. The reading is overly dramatic but it does fit the author's intent quite well.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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