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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.

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“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 -- Charles R. Morris * The Wall Street Journal *

Robert Morriss Folly The Architectural and

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: 23/09/2014
      ISBN13: 9780300196047, 978-0300196047
      ISBN10: 0300196040

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      “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 -- Charles R. Morris * The Wall Street Journal *

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