First Founding Father

First Founding Father Richard Henry Lee and the Call to Independence

First Da Capo Press edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

Before Washington, before Jefferson, before Franklin or John Adams, there was Lee--Richard Henry Lee, the First Founding Father.

Richard Henry Lee was the first to call for independence, and the first to call for union. He was "father of our country" as much as George Washington, securing the necessary political and diplomatic victories in the Revolutionary War. Lee played a critical role in holding the colonial government together, declaring the nation's independence, and ensuring victory for the Continental Army by securing the first shipments of French arms to American troops. Next to Washington, Lee was arguably the most important American leader in the war against the British.

Drawing on original manuscripts--many overlooked or ignored by contemporary historians--Unger paints a powerful portrait of a towering figure in the American Revolution.

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Da Capo Press

Little, Brown is the literary hardback imprint that feeds into our Abacus paperback list. We publish across a wide range of areas, including fiction, history, memoir, science and travel, but within this diverse list the vast majority of books have in common a strong narrative and a distinctive voice.

Book information

ISBN: 9780306825613
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Da Capo Press
Pub date:
Edition: First Da Capo Press edition
DEWEY: 973.3092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 522g
Height: 163mm
Width: 235mm
Spine width: 31mm