The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Founding Fathers : Eavesdrop on the Great Mind and Debates That Shaped Our Democracy

__Essential reading for anyone interested in the leaders who shaped our nation.__ Popular interest in the Founding Fathers has surged over the past decade and is beginning to rival interest in the Civil War. People are increasingly looking back to the generation that invented this country's political ideas and institutions for help in today's complex political world. __The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Founding Fathers__ presents the Founding Fathers through the issues that defined them-issues that are with the country today. The Founding Fathers lived in a groundbreaking time in U.S. history. The care and feeding of the new nation was their responsibility. This guide lets you see inside the minds of these great thinkers and the budding nation they helped get up and running