Project Gutenberg 2011-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 356 Various Verschillende Various, Various Homes of American Statesmen; With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches Washington / Mrs. C. M. Kirkland -- Franklin / C. F. Briggs -- Jefferson / P. Godwin -- Hancock / R. Hildreth -- John Adams / C. Cook -- Patrick Henry / E. W. Johnston -- Madison / E. W. Johnston -- Jay / W. S. Thayer -- Hamilton / J. C. Carter -- Marshall / R. W. Griswold -- Ames / J. B. Thayer -- John Quincy Adams / D. L. Child -- Jackson / P. Godwin -- Rufus King / C. King -- Clay / H. Greeley -- Calhoun / P. Godwin -- Clinton / T. R. Beck -- Story / F. Howland -- Wheaton -- Webster / H. C. Deming. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Steven Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Homes of American Statesmen: With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches" is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume features essays by various writers that collectively explore the homes and private lives of notable American statesmen, focusing on both their domestic settings and significant moments in their lives. The book aims to preserve the personal histories of the nation's founding figures, enabling readers to appreciate the contexts in which they lived and worked. The opening of the book presents a preface that emphasizes the importance of capturing the private lives of great American leaders, particularly in the context of a rapidly changing society that risks forgetting their intimate histories. It discusses the dual nature of public figures, suggesting that their home life often complements or contrasts with their public personas. The text specifically introduces George Washington, offering glimpses into his life at Mount Vernon and underlining the notion that a deeper understanding of such figures is essential for appreciating their contributions to the nation. Through anecdotes and reflections, the beginning sets the tone for a biographical exploration of America's important statesmen and examines the essence of their contributions against the backdrop of their personal lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Statesmen -- United States United States -- Biography Historic buildings -- United States E151 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: History - American 850888 2025-06-15T12:00:46.438008 text/html 840688 2011-11-02T15:29:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6279389 2011-11-02T15:29:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7385974 2025-06-15T12:01:08.882810 application/epub+zip 7394486 2025-06-15T12:00:54.914943 application/epub+zip 399482 2025-06-15T12:00:49.988940 application/epub+zip 5455409 2025-06-15T12:01:17.606830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5397255 2025-06-15T12:01:04.215883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532802 2022-09-17T10:38:50.890197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 759465 2025-06-15T12:00:44.948955 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 759193 2011-11-02T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 292314 2011-11-02T15:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 759203 2011-11-02T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292242 2011-11-02T15:29:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21371 2025-06-15T12:01:17.792820 application/rdf+xml 26013 2025-06-15T12:00:50.601932 image/jpeg 4738 2025-06-15T12:00:50.305895 image/jpeg 6419062 2025-06-15T12:00:46.710913 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog