The Five George Masons

The Five George Masons
Title The Five George Masons PDF eBook
Author Pamela C. Copeland
Publisher University of Virginia Press
Pages 325
Release 2016-03-08
Genre History
ISBN 1942695012

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A Founding Father, a patriot in the Revolutionary War, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights, George Mason (1725-1792) worked passionately and diligently throughout his life, both as a private citizen and as a public servant, to ensure that government protected the inherent rights of the people. The Five George Masons, first published in 1975, provides a comprehensive overview of five generations of the Mason family, beginning with George Mason I, who fled England following the defeat of the Royalists at the second battle of Worcester in 1651, arriving in the Colony of Virginia in the early 1650s. Central to this volume, of course, is George Mason IV, who, while less celebrated than his fellow Virginians George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, was one of America’s outstanding thinkers, legislators, and writers; his ideals and legacy endure to this day. This second edition includes a new foreword as well as color photos and maps, while faithfully reproducing the original edition’s unique genealogical charts of the Mason family. In tracing the family history of the Masons, the book provides important context for understanding the life and work of George Mason IV, who wrote: "All men are by nature equally free and inde¬pendent, and have certain inherent rights." The Five George Masons serves as a uniquely valuable resource for histo¬rians, educators, genealogists, and all those interested in the history of Virginia and the early United States. Distributed for the George Mason University Press

The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792

The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792
Title The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792 PDF eBook
Author Kate Mason Rowland
Publisher
Pages 496
Release 1892
Genre Legislators
ISBN

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The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792

The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792
Title The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792 PDF eBook
Author Kate Mason Rowland
Publisher
Pages 550
Release 1892
Genre Legislators
ISBN

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The life of George Mason, 1725-1792

The life of George Mason, 1725-1792
Title The life of George Mason, 1725-1792 PDF eBook
Author K.M. Rowland
Publisher Рипол Классик
Pages 475
Release 1892
Genre
ISBN 5877833642

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LIFE OF GEORGE MASON 1725-1792,.

LIFE OF GEORGE MASON 1725-1792,.
Title LIFE OF GEORGE MASON 1725-1792,. PDF eBook
Author KATE MASON. ROWLAND
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2018
Genre
ISBN 9781033206546

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The life of George Mason, 1725-1792, including his speeches, public papers, and correspondence

The life of George Mason, 1725-1792, including his speeches, public papers, and correspondence
Title The life of George Mason, 1725-1792, including his speeches, public papers, and correspondence PDF eBook
Author Kate Mason Rowland
Publisher
Pages
Release 1892
Genre
ISBN

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George Mason, Forgotten Founder

George Mason, Forgotten Founder
Title George Mason, Forgotten Founder PDF eBook
Author Jeff Broadwater
Publisher Univ of North Carolina Press
Pages 352
Release 2009-11-13
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0807877395

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George Mason (1725-92) is often omitted from the small circle of founding fathers celebrated today, but in his service to America he was, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, "of the first order of greatness." Jeff Broadwater provides a comprehensive account of Mason's life at the center of the momentous events of eighteenth-century America. Mason played a key role in the Stamp Act Crisis, the American Revolution, and the drafting of Virginia's first state constitution. He is perhaps best known as author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a document often hailed as the model for the Bill of Rights. As a Virginia delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Mason influenced the emerging Constitution on point after point. Yet when he was rebuffed in his efforts to add a bill of rights and concluded the document did too little to protect the interests of the South, he refused to sign the final draft. Broadwater argues that Mason's recalcitrance was not the act of an isolated dissenter; rather, it emerged from the ideology of the American Revolution. Mason's concerns about the abuse of political power, Broadwater shows, went to the essence of the American experience.