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TITLE:
First principles : what America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country / by Thomas E. Ricks.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
New York : Harper,
Edition:
First ed.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 386 p.
Summary:
Examines 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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062997456
General Note:
Includes index.