Tempus Fugit - Hardcover

Rowe, Lawrence Lee, Jr.

 
9780976766803: Tempus Fugit
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0976766809 ISBN 13: 9780976766803
Verlag: Mdr Pr, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Do today s leaders leave you with the gnawing sense we can do better? Did you ever wonder what solutions more principled and intelligent statesmen might implement? In the mood for a gripping story that blends history with action? At a time in United States history when corruption is rampant and the public flounders in search of solutions, Tempus Fugit is highly relevant. Entertaining, educational and frequently troubling, it is a tribute to America s greatness and an unflinching exposé of its dark underbelly.Washington, Franklin and Jefferson face difficult dilemmas as they confront modern America. Is the isolationism they advocated plausible in a nuclear era? Can the limited government they envisioned still secure the blessings of liberty? Are principles they once considered timeless now obsolete? Our forefathers responses are perspicacious, counterintuitive, and deceptively simple. Their actions contrast the patriotic beliefs of yesterday and today, forcing readers to question their most dearly held beliefs. After reading Tempus Fugit, you will view our founders and our republic in a different light.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Lawrence Lee Rowe Jr. was born and raised in the Washington D.C. area. He attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, and studied Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. Tempus Fugit is his first published novel.

Aus dem Klappentext

What would our founding fathers do if they suddenly found themselves in the present-day United States? Bask in their anonymity? Announce themselves to the world? Emigrate? Revolt? Run for office? Journey with our founders as they discover airplanes, Constitutional amendments, World Wars and the Kennedy Assassination. Watch CNN and Jerry Springer with George Washington, meet emancipated African Americans with Thomas Jefferson, surf the web with Benjamin Franklin. Relive defining moments in our history through our forefathers perspectives, and enter their minds as they adapt the principles of their time to ours. Become intimate with Jefferson s genius and hypocrisy, Franklin s wit and wisdom, Washington s honesty and bravery.Our founders wrote extensively on everything from corporations to direct election of Senators to involvement in European wars. Historians have also studied them at great length. Lawrence Lee Rowe Jr. has synthesized this information to give a vivid and accurate sense of their personalities, morals and political beliefs. The result is a fast-paced, profound, often hilarious story that brings Washington, Franklin and Jefferson back to life.

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Verlag
Mdr Pr
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0976766809
ISBN 13 
9780976766803
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
320
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