TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ricks,Thomas E.
TI  - First principles: what America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country 
SN  - 9780062997456 :
AV  - E176.1 .R53 2020
U1  - 973.09/9 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
KW  - Washington, George,
KW  - Adams, John,
KW  - Jefferson, Thomas,
KW  - Madison, James,
KW  - Presidents
KW  - United States
KW  - Knowledge and learning
KW  - Classical literature
KW  - Influence
KW  - Philosophy, Ancient
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Civilization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-369) and index
N2  - Examines how the educations of America's first four presidents, and in particular their scholarly devotion to ancient Greek and Roman classics, informed the beliefs and ideals that shaped the nation's constitution and government
ER  -