George Washington is revered as the father of his country, a clever and skilled general, and a man of restrained principle -- but not as a political thinker. This short introduction to Washington's p
Jeffry H. Morrison offers readers the first comprehensive look at the political thought and career of John Witherspoon—a Scottish Presbyterian minister and one of America’s most influential and overlo
This book examines how Ronald Reagan’s electrifying 1964 televised speech, “A Time For Choosing,” ignited the conservative movement within the GOP. Ronald Reagan’s televised speech, or what many conse
The contributors to this collection were asked to write a chapter on one of the founding fathers that incorporated a brief biographical sketch and an examination of the founder's religious beliefs and
This interdisciplinary volume brings together essays on eleven of the founders of the American republic--Abigail Adams, Samuel Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, John Jay, T
