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Gouverneur Morris : an independent life /

Gouverneur Morris was one of the leading figures of the Constitutional Convention, putting the American Constitution in its final version, including its opening Preamble. This biography tells his robust story, including his celebrated love affairs during his long stay in Europe.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, William Howard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Morris, Gouverneur, > 1752-1816.
United States. > Constitution > Signers > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Biography.
New York (State) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1789.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780300127041
0300127049
1281740640
9781281740649
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Redeeming Mr. Morris
  • PART I. BACKGROUND
  • CHAPTER 1. The Pedigree
  • CHAPTER 2. A Profession
  • PART II. REVOLUTION
  • CHAPTER 3. Things Fall Apart
  • CHAPTER 4. “The Great Question of Independencyâ€?
  • CHAPTER 5. Breaking the Fetters
  • PART III. NATIONAL AFFAIRS
  • CHAPTER 6. The Continental Congress, 1778-1779
  • CHAPTER 7. Money Matters
  • CHAPTER 8. The Convention
  • PART IV. EUROPE
  • CHAPTER 9. Paris,1789
  • CHAPTER 10. Business as Usual
  • CHAPTER 11. A Presidential Mission
  • CHAPTER 12. Minister to FrancePART V. SETTLING DOWN
  • CHAPTER 13. The Long Journey Home
  • CHAPTER 14. On Native Ground
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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