John Jay: Diplomat of the American ExperimentThe Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 15. jan. 2006 - 112 strani In his lifetime, John Jay was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court, president of the Continental Congress, and governor of New York. But it was his role in keeping the Founding Fathers united as the day-to-day work of forming a government became more and more pressing that was to become his greatest feat. |
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION | 4 |
A VERY PLEASING PROSPECT | 18 |
WE WILL NEVER SUBMIT | 34 |
THE DIPLOMAT | 55 |
THE FEDERALIST | 71 |
THE MOST HATED MAN IN AMERICA | 86 |
TIMELINE | 99 |
GLOSSARY | 102 |
FOR MORE INFORMATION | 106 |
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