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George Mason

The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights

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George Mason

The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights

By: William G. Hyland

George Mason was a short, bookish man who was a friend and neighbor of athletic, broad-shouldered George Washington. Unlike Washington, Mason has been virtually forgotton by history. But this new biography of forgotten patriot George Mason makes a convincing case that Mason belongs in the pantheon of honored Founding Fathers. Trained in the law, Mason was also a farmer, philosopher, botanist, and musician. He was one of the architects of the Declaration of Independence, an author of the Bill of Rights, and one of the strongest proponents of religious liberty in American history. In fact, both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison may have been given undue credit for George Mason's own contributions to American democracy.

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Regnery History

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1621579263

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9781621579267

In Defense of Thomas Jefferson

The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal

By: William G. Hyland

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In Defense of Thomas Jefferson

The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal

By: William G. Hyland

The belief that Thomas Jefferson had an affair and fathered a child (or children) with slave Sally Hemings---and that such an allegation was proven by DNA testing—has become so pervasive in American popular culture that it is not only widely accepted but taught to students as historical fact. But as William G. Hyland Jr. demonstrates, this "fact" is nothing more than the accumulation of salacious rumors and irresponsible scholarship over the years, much of it inspired by political grudges, academic opportunism, and the trend of historical revisionism that seeks to drag the reputation of the Founding Fathers through the mud. In this startling and revelatory argument, Hyland shows not only that the evidence against Jefferson is lacking, but that in fact he is entirely innocent of the charge of having sexual relations with Hemings. Historians have the wrong Jefferson. Hyland, an experienced trial lawyer, presents the most reliable historical evidence while dissecting the unreliable, and in doing so he cuts through centuries of unsubstantiated charges. The author reminds us that the DNA tests identified Eston Hemings, Sally's youngest child, as being merely the descendant of a "Jefferson male." Randolph Jefferson, the president's wayward, younger brother with a reputation for socializing among the Monticello slaves, emerges as the most likely of several possible candidates. Meanwhile, the author traces the evolution of this rumor about Thomas Jefferson back to the allegation made by one James Callendar, a "drunken ruffian" who carried a grudge after unsuccessfully lobbying the president for a postmaster appointment---and who then openly bragged of ruining Jefferson's reputation. Hyland also delves into Hemings family oral histories that go against the popular rumor, as well as the ways in which the Jefferson rumors were advanced by less-than-historical dramas and by flawed scholarly research often shaped by political agendas. Reflecting both a layperson's curiosity and a lawyer's precision, Hyland definitively puts to rest the allegation of the thirty-eight-year liaison between Jefferson and Hemings. In doing so, he reclaims the nation's third president from the arena of Hollywood-style myth and melodrama and gives his readers a unique opportunity to serve as jurors on this enduringly fascinating episode in American history.

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Macmillan

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1429969261

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9781429969260

Martha Jefferson

An Intimate Life with Thomas Jefferson

By: William G. Hyland

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Martha Jefferson

An Intimate Life with Thomas Jefferson

By: William G. Hyland

Martha Jeffersonis the first and only biography of Thomas Jefferson’s greatest love and true kindred spirit, who died an untimely death at the young age of thirty-three in 1782. Drawing on a wealth of newly probed sources—including family letters, documents, and the handwritten notes left by Jefferson’s famed biographer, Dumas Malone—William G. Hyland Jr. captures the charm, sophistication, and grace, as well as a profound sense of history, of this little known and elusive figure who, until now, has been a mere footnote to the story of America’s founding. Hyland brings us a conflicted and honest Martha Jefferson, who endured the Revolution as valiantly as some men—defending her very doorstep from raiding British troops—and presided over the domestic life of the Jeffersons’ “little mountain,” Monticello, during her husband’s long absences and historic rise to power. A revealing and insightful look at an often overlooked American woman, this book provides a unique and previously unexplored understanding of America’s Revolutionary Era, and the men and women upon whose bravery, talent, and resolve our nation was founded.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442239840

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9781442239845

Long journey with Mr. Jefferson

The Life of Dumas Malone

By: William G. Hyland, Jr.

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Long journey with Mr. Jefferson

The Life of Dumas Malone

By: William G. Hyland, Jr.

The magisterial collaboration over half a lifetime between historian Dumas Malone and his subject, Thomas Jefferson, is the basis for William G. Hyland Jr.'s compelling Long Journey with Mr. Jefferson. Malone, the courtly and genteel historian from Mississippi, spent thirty-eight years researching and writing the definitive biography of the man who invented the United States of America. Hyland provides a surprising portrait of the man many consider America's greatest historian, recording in detail Malone's struggle to finish his towering six-volume work on Jefferson through excruciating pain and then blindness at the age of eighty-three. Hyland includes Malone's previously unpublished correspondence with such notables as John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, George H. W. Bush, Felix Frankfurter, and Fawn Brodie. Readers are treated to an exclusive look at private family documents and Malone's unfinished memoir, which reflects on history, social commentary, and his life's accomplishments. Offering much more than most biographies, this book imparts extensive insight into Malone's earlier years in Mississippi and Georgia, and how they shaped his character. Through interviews with Malone's intimates, family members, rivals, and subordinates, Hyland generates a true portrait of the man behind the intellect and the myth.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1612341977

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9781612341972

Clinton's World

Remaking American Foreign Policy

By: William G. Hyland

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Clinton's World

Remaking American Foreign Policy

By: William G. Hyland

No modern U.S. president inherited a stronger, safer international position than Bill Clinton. In 1992, the Cold War was over, and the nation was at peace and focused on domestic issues. Despite this temporary tranquility, Clinton would soon be faced with a barrage of crises, including flare-ups of unrest in the Middle East, ethnic conflict in Yugoslavia, uneasy relations with Japan and China, persistent trouble in the Persian Gulf, the dissolution of the USSR, and disastrous situations in Somalia and Haiti. In this comprehensive and balanced examination of Clinton's foreign policy—the first such book to cover all the global focal points of his administration to date—William G. Hyland brilliantly shows the effects of combining this confusion with Clinton's unique personality characteristics. His first term was marked, in the author's analysis, by murky policy, unrealistic goals, and the mishandling of several crises. By the end of that term he learned some hard lessons, was able to alter his pattern of response, and reversed himself on some major aspects of foreign policy—all to benefit, in the author's view, the country and the world as a whole.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313002061

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9780313002069

Victory in War

Foundations of Modern Strategy

By: William C. Martel

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Victory in War

Foundations of Modern Strategy

By: William C. Martel

War demands that scholars and policy makers use victory in precise and coherent terms to communicate what the state seeks to achieve in war. The failure historically to define victory in consistent terms has contributed to confused debates when societies consider whether to wage war. This volume explores the development of a theoretical narrative or language of victory to help scholars and policy makers define carefully and precisely what they mean by victory in war in order to achieve a deeper understanding of victory as the foundation of strategy in the modern world.

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Cambridge University Press

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113949970X

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9781139499705

DEADLINE

By: William G. Hyland Jr.

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DEADLINE

By: William G. Hyland Jr.

Prepare to be captivated by the latest thriller from acclaimed author WILLIAM G. HYLAND JR.. Deadline is a suspenseful and haunting story where fear and family secrets intertwine in a race against time. To uncover the truth about her mother’s mysterious disappearance years ago, the estranged daughter of a renowned illusionist must overcome her fear and spend three nights in her father’s secluded gothic mansion, where he has vowed to return from the grave. Helped by an adventurous reporter, she discovers a terrifying childhood secret that thrusts her into a world of deception and jeopardy, confronting a haunting supernatural presence and dark family secrets. DEADLINE is a supernatural, mystery thriller with a strong female protagonist, a deeply terrifying antagonist and a series of disturbing surprises that build to an ultimate shocker of an ending, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.

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227

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Archway Publishing

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1665765690

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9781665765695

National Security and Core Values in American History

By: William O. Walker III,William O. Walker

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National Security and Core Values in American History

By: William O. Walker III,William O. Walker

Drawing upon themes from the nation's past, William O. Walker III presents a new interpretation of the history of American exceptionalism.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521518598

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9780521518598

Thomas Jefferson

Family Secrets

By: William G. Hyland Jr

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Thomas Jefferson

Family Secrets

By: William G. Hyland Jr

Much has been written about Thomas Jefferson, the public man, and with good reason: he was the architect of our democracy and a visionary who expanded the nation's physical boundaries to unimagined lengths. But the intensely private Jefferson joined in a conspiracy to make himself unknowable to the public. Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets is a new and unprecedented examination of the 'intimate' Thomas Jefferson--from his return to Monticello after two terms as president until his death. Author William G. Hyland Jr. pierces Jefferson's private family veil and reveals little-known, poignant scenes of the relatives closest to Jefferson in his last years. Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets is the first biography to uncover the dynamic relationship Jefferson had with his adult grandchildren. With a novelist's skill and a scholar's meticulous detail, Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets explores new ground in Jefferson's autumn years as a waning patriarch, enduring physical illness and family strife. These glimpses of Jefferson's inner character will change the way readers think about this American icon: as a flawed--but benevolent--man.

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1645720454

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In Defense of Thomas Jefferson

The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal

By: William G. Hyland

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The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal

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Macmillan

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George Mason

The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights

By: William G. Hyland

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The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights

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Martha Jefferson

An Intimate Life with Thomas Jefferson

By: William G. Hyland

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An Intimate Life with Thomas Jefferson

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442239840

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Long journey with Mr. Jefferson

The Life of Dumas Malone

By: William G. Hyland, Jr.

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The Life of Dumas Malone

By: William G. Hyland, Jr.

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George Mason

George Mason

In Defense of Thomas Jefferson

In Defense of Thomas Jefferson

Martha Jefferson

Martha Jefferson

Long journey with Mr. Jefferson

Long journey with Mr. Jefferson

Clinton's World

Clinton's World

Victory in War

Victory in War

DEADLINE

DEADLINE

National Security and Core Values in American History

National Security and Core Values in American History

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

In Defense of Thomas Jefferson

In Defense of Thomas Jefferson

George Mason

George Mason

Martha Jefferson

Martha Jefferson

Long journey with Mr. Jefferson

Long journey with Mr. Jefferson

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