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In The Faiths of Our Fathers, widely acclaimed historian Alf J. Mapp, Jr. cuts through the historical uncertainty to accurately portray the religious beliefs of eleven of America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.
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The religious attitudes of the "Founding Fathers" were as varied as their political opinions, declares the author. Writing for the lay reader, he attempts to reconstruct, through their writings, the beliefs of Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, James Madison, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, John Marshall, George Mason, John Adams, Charles Carroll, and Haym Salomon (these last two representing Catholics and Jews, respectively). A final chapter explores "What Most People Thought." Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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