The Good Fight: The Feuds of the Founding Fathers (and How They Shaped the Nation)

Authors: Quirk, Anne
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: JNF038100, JNF007020, JNF025190
ISBN: 9781524701192, Related ISBNs: 1524700355, 1524700363, 152470119X, 9781524700355, 9781524700362
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 128,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis: Can’t get enough of Hamilton? Think the British were the only ones we squabbled with during the Revolutionary War? Think again! A unique look at how the founding fathers settled their differences in their quest to settle a nation.
 
George Washington vs. King George. Benjamin Franklin vs. his son William. John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton vs. everyone!
 
Join author Anne Quirk and illustrator Elizabeth Baddeley as they referee four fascinating historical throw-downs between the founding fathers . . . and prove that the United States of America is a place worth fighting for.
 
A Junior Library Guild selection
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