Three Golden Ages: Discovering the Creative Secrets of Renaissance Florence, Elizabethan England, and America's FoundingMadison Books, 1998 - 656 pages Historian Alf J. Mapp, Jr., delves into the economic, social, and artistic characteristics of three of the most intensely creative periods in Western history to explore the qualities that enabled these societies to make staggering jumps in scientific knowledge, develop new political structures, and create timeless works of art. With his insight into Renaissance Florence, Elizabethan England, and Revolutionary War-era America and his discussion of the key leaders and thinkers who helped shape each period, Mapp heightens our understanding of the elements that nurture sparks of progress and innovation in every civilization. |
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... WASHINGTON IGNORANT ? T HE FIRST PRESIDENT of the United States , George Washington , was an " ignorant " man . At least according to his vice president , John Adams . Yet Adams had been tremendously impressed with Washington when both ...
... WASHINGTON IGNORANT ? T HE FIRST PRESIDENT of the United States , George Washington , was an " ignorant " man . At least according to his vice president , John Adams . Yet Adams had been tremendously impressed with Washington when both ...
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... Washington's practical education included , besides his profession as a sur- veyor , the management of the superb Mount Vernon estate to which he fell heir at age twenty upon the death of Lawrence and Lawrence's daughter ; the mili ...
... Washington's practical education included , besides his profession as a sur- veyor , the management of the superb Mount Vernon estate to which he fell heir at age twenty upon the death of Lawrence and Lawrence's daughter ; the mili ...
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... Washington's increasing reliance on Hamilton's advice , even in for- eign affairs , underlined the political divisions that had beset the once united band of patriots . Gone were the days when Washington presided over a Consti- tutional ...
... Washington's increasing reliance on Hamilton's advice , even in for- eign affairs , underlined the political divisions that had beset the once united band of patriots . Gone were the days when Washington presided over a Consti- tutional ...
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The Persistent Question | 3 |
Waking the Dead | 13 |
Lorenzo the Magnificent | 21 |
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