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003			OCoLC
005			20201120105754.0
008			201029t20202020nyu b 001 0deng d
040			_aCMI _beng _erda _cCMI _dCMI _dOCLCO _dHBP _dTCH _dIH9 _dIEB _dNFG
020			_a9780062997456 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0062997459 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1202266880
092			_a973.099 _bR539
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aRicks, Thomas E., _eauthor. _990796
245	1	0	_aFirst principles : _bwhat America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country / _cThomas E. Ricks.
246	3		_a1st principles
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, _c[2020]
264		4	_c©2020
300			_axxiv, 386 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aThe power of colonial classicism -- Washington studies how to rise in colonial society -- John Adams aims to become an American Cicero -- Jefferson blooms at William & Mary -- Madison breaks away to Princeton -- Adams and the fuse of rebellion -- Jefferson's declaration of the "American mind" -- Washington: the noblest Roman of them all -- The war strains the classical model -- From a difficult war to an uneasy peace -- Madison and the Constitution: balancing vice with vice -- The Classical vision smashes into American reality -- The revolution of 1800: the people, not the plebes -- The end of American classicism -- Epilogue: what we can do.
520			_aExamines how the educations of America's first four presidents, and in particular their scholarly devotion to ancient Greek and Roman classics, informed the beliefs and ideals that shaped the nation's constitution and government.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 305-369) and index.
600	1	0	_aWashington, George, _d1732-1799 _xPhilosophy.
600	1	0	_aAdams, John, _d1735-1826 _xPhilosophy.
600	1	0	_aJefferson, Thomas, _d1743-1826 _xPhilosophy. _93614
600	1	0	_aMadison, James, _d1751-1836 _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aPolitical science _zUnited States _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aClassical literature _xInfluence.
650		0	_aClassicism _zUnited States _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aPhilosophy, Ancient _xInfluence.
650		0	_aPresidents _zUnited States _xKnowledge and learning.
651		0	_aUnited States _xCivilization _xClassical influences. _949784
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _xPhilosophy. _993075
651		0	_aUnited States _xCivilization _xPhilosophy. _964274
655		7	_aBiographies. _2lcgft _9870
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