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Robert Morris´s Folly: The Architectural and Financial Failures of an American Founder
Ryan K. Smith
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Description for Robert Morris´s Folly: The Architectural and Financial Failures of an American Founder
Hardback. In 1798 Robert Morris - "financier of the American Revolution", confidante of George Washington, recent US Senator - plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtor's prison and public contempt. Setting Morris' tale in the context of the nation's founding, this title focuses on an essential yet nearly forgotten American figure. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 56 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
In 1798 Robert Morris—“financier of the American Revolution,” confidant of George Washington, former U.S. senator—plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtors' prison and public contempt. How could one of the richest men in the United States, one of only two founders who signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, suffer such a downfall?
This book examines for the first time the extravagant Philadelphia town house Robert Morris built and its role in bringing about his ruin. Part biography, part architectural history, the book recounts Morris’s wild successes as a merchant, his recklessness ... Read more
In 1798 Robert Morris—“financier of the American Revolution,” confidant of George Washington, former U.S. senator—plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtors' prison and public contempt. How could one of the richest men in the United States, one of only two founders who signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, suffer such a downfall?
This book examines for the first time the extravagant Philadelphia town house Robert Morris built and its role in bringing about his ruin. Part biography, part architectural history, the book recounts Morris’s wild successes as a merchant, his recklessness ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300196047
SKU
V9780300196047
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About Ryan K. Smith
Ryan K. Smith is associate professor of history, Virginia Commonwealth University. He lives in Richmond, VA.
Reviews for Robert Morris´s Folly: The Architectural and Financial Failures of an American Founder
“Sharply focused, wonderfully engaging documentation of the 'ruins' of this American Ozymandias.”—Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
“Ryan K. Smith offers a readable and enlightening portrait of this busy and turbulent life in Robert Morris's Folly . . . . It is an amazing story, and Mr. Smith tells it well."—Charles R. Morris, The Wall Street Journal
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Kirkus Reviews
“Ryan K. Smith offers a readable and enlightening portrait of this busy and turbulent life in Robert Morris's Folly . . . . It is an amazing story, and Mr. Smith tells it well."—Charles R. Morris, The Wall Street Journal
Charles R. ... Read more