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Historian Harlow Giles Unger recalled the life of Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, who espoused equal rights for women, the abolition of slavery, and free heal…

Historian Harlow Giles Unger recounted the efforts of Richard Henry Lee in the Revolutionary War; from his call for independence from Britain in the Second Continental Congress to his exploi…

Harlow Unger talked about his book The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness (Da Capo Press; September 29, 2009). In this biography he recounts the life of the …

Harlow Giles Unger talked about his book, Henry Clay: America’s Greatest Statesman.

Harlow Giles Under talked about his book, John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation, about the longest-serving chief justice in U.S. history and his influence on the judicial sys…

Historian Harlow Unger talked about his book, Mr. President: George Washington and the Making of the Nation’s Highest Office, in which he recounts the presidency of George Washington and his…

Harlow Unger presented a history of the Boston Tea Party, which occurred on December 16, 1773. The author reports that the demonstration against the British collection of import duties was c…

Harlow Unger talked about his forthcoming book, "Mr. President": George Washington and the Making of the Nation’s Highest Office. He was interviewed at Book Expo America, the publishing indu…

Author Harlow Giles Unger discussed his book, John Quincy Adams, suggesting that Adams was one of the most courageous figures in American history. He also responded to questions from the aud…

Harlow Unger recounts the life of Patrick Henry, known for his declaration, “give me liberty or give me death.” Patrick Henry was an early advocate of the the decision to declare war against…

A discussion was held about the relationship between the Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington. The Marquis de Lafayette wrote letters that urged France to support the Revolution, gave …

Mr. Unger talked about his book, The Unexpected George Washington: His Private Life, published by Wiley. He argued that the private life of the first president revealed a warm, humorous, and…

Harlow Unger, author of the biography, John Hancock, talked about the political life of John Hancock of Massachusetts and about the influence he had as president of the Continental Congress …

Harlow Unger talked about his book, "Lafayette", published by John Wiley and Sons. The book was a biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French aristocrat who served as a major General i…

Harlow Giles Unger talked about his book Noah Webster: The life and Times of an American Patriot, which examines Webster’s life and his beliefs about language and its place in American cult…