John Jay - Founding Father

Informationen zum Autor He is an international lawyer with a longstanding interest in the history of the American Revolution. A graduate of Stanford University, he also studied at Harvard, where he was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Environmental Law Review, and the Kennedy School of Public Policy.After working in Hong Kong, he spent some years as special counsel and principal speechwriter to SEC Chairman Richard Breeden. Currently Walter Stahr lives in northern Virginia with his wife and two children and is General Counsel of EMP Global, based inWashington DC, responsible for legal issues across the range of the firm'sfunds and activities. Klappentext John Jay was a central figure in the early history of the American Republic. A New York lawyer, born in 1745, Jay served his country with the greatest distinction and was one of the most influential of its Founding Fathers. In the first full-length biography in almost seventy years, Walter Stahr brings Jay vividly to life, setting his astonishing career against the background of the American Revolution. Drawing on substantial new material, Walter Stahr has written a full and highly readable portrait of both the public and private man. It is the story not only of John Jay himself, the most prominent native-born New Yorker of the eighteenth century, but also of his engaging and intelligent wife, Sarah, who accompanied her husband on his wartime diplomatic missions. This lively and compelling biography presents Jay in the light he deserves: as a major Founding Father, a true national hero, and a leading architect of America's future. Zusammenfassung This is a biography of a major Founding Father! John Jay (1745-1829). Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1 New York 2 The Law 3 Resistance Leader 4 Revolutionary Leader 5 President of the Continental Congress 6 Minister to Spain 7 Peace Commissioner 8 American in Paris 9 Secretary for Foreign Affairs 10 Home and Society 11 Federalist 12 First Chief Justice 13 Envoy to England 14 Governor of New York 15 Retirement 16 Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index...

Product details

• Authors: Walter Stahr, Stahr Walter
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2005
• EAN: 9781852854447
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-444-7
• No. of pages: 482
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; Politikwissenschaft, USA, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.), Autobiography: general, Verfassungs- und Verwaltungsrecht, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Constitutional, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Political science & theory, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, Political science and theory, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, C 1700 To C 1800, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general