Scholarly history of how the education of Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison shaped their views and our nation's founding documents. This provides a unique perspective of early American history.

I appreciated the thorough research provided by the author as it really helped convey the significance of ancient philosophy when it comes to American government. I've read some of Jefferson's writings so I'm certainly not surprised that he was heavily influenced by Roman thinkers, but I did learn a lot about the other founding fathers covered.

First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
by Thomas E. Ricks
HarperCollins Publishers
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Harper
Biographies & Memoirs | History
Pub Date 10 Nov 2020 | Archive Date 05 Jan 2021

I am unlikely to purchase this book for our library. It was not the book for me. Thanks to Harper Collins Publishers and NetGalley.

3 star