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An Incautious Man: The Life of Gouveneur Morris (Lives of the Founders)

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A detailed description of events concerning out countries founding and the production of the constitution, from one person's viewpoint. This book was compiled, based upon many letters to, from, and about his life.
Any one book, covering the broad scope of the history of an event, minimizes the excitement of the current passage of time during Gouveneur's
life.
For instance, while attending about 4 author presentations at Lafayette College celebrating the 250th anniversary of Marquis Lafayette's birth, I learned that the only reason Lafayette survived the French Revolution was due to his 5 years in a German prison. This was after his broaching the idea of having an external enemy to unify France. Picking a fight with Austria ended in defeat.
I learned from this book that Lafayette was escaping toward Holland when captured and sent in the opposite direction.
Gouverneur, like Ben Franklin, consosrted with French females, perhaps only one however. Again the interlocking web of events, seen from an individual perspective's writings, are fascinating and insightful.