Lorri Glover: 3 books
Founders as Fathers
The Private Lives and Politics of the American Revolutionaries
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Surprisingly, no previous book has ever explored how family life shaped the political careers of America’s great Founding Fathers—men like George Mason, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. In this original and intimate portrait, historian Lorri Glover brings to...
The Fate of the Revolution
Virginians Debate the Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
In May 1788, the roads into Richmond overflowed with horses and stagecoaches. From every county, specially elected representatives made their way to the capital city for the Virginia Ratification Convention. Together, these delegates—zealous advocates selected by Virginia’s deadlocked citizens—would...
The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown
The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
A freshly researched account of the dramatic rescue of the Jamestown settlers
The English had long dreamed of colonizing America, especially after Sir Francis Drake brought home Spanish treasure and dramatic tales from his raids in the Caribbean. Ambitions of finding gold and planting a New...