ROBERT MORRIS
Financier of the American Revolution
Author: Rappleye, Charles

Review Date: August 1, 2010
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Pages: 576
Price ( Hardback ): $30.00
Publication Date: November 2, 2010
ISBN ( Hardback ): 978-1-4165-7091-2
Category: Nonfiction
Classification: Biography

Passionate biography of a Founding Father whose legacy exists in the shadow of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, but who played an equally vital role in the creation of the United States.

Born in England, Robert Morris (1734–1806) moved to ...

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