George Mason Reluctant Statesman

Name: George Mason Reluctant Statesman
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ISBN: 9780807106969

ISBN-10: 0807106968

ISBN-13: 9780807106969

Edition: N/A

Authors: Robert A. Rutland, Dumas Malone

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George Mason of Gunston Hall was a scholarly craftsman of government during America's crucial formative years. His Virginia Declaration of Rights provided a sense of purpose and direction to the rebellious colonies, and his vigorous insistence on the protection of personal liberties in the Constitution is reflected in the document's first ten amendments, the Bill of Rights. Fellow Virginian Thomas Jefferson said of Mason that he "was of the first order of greatness."Few Americans who have served their country, however, have met with as little recognition. Essentially a private person who cared nothing for political prestige, Mason had been overshadowed by the other founders of the Republic…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Publisher: LSU Press
Publication date: 4/1/1980
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.06" wide x 7.81" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English