The Houses of the Founding Fathers

The Men Who Made America And the Way They Lived

Gorgeous book offers a penetrating look at the private lives of the men who ignited a revolutionary war and helped create the modern world. When they declared independence in 1776, they changed the course of history. But these patriots had private lives too. In this breathtaking volume, historian Hugh Howard and photographer Roger Straus examine the everyday lives of the Founders as revealed in their dwellings. There are tales of friends and enemies, murderous relatives, reluctant revolutionaries, adoring wives, and runaway servants. The founding families are brought to life in the rituals of birth and death, the food they ate, the medical practices endured etc. Oversized high-quality hardback, 354 pages, hundreds of color photos and riveting text, #HFF