John Jay (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781852854447)

John Jay was a central figure in the early history of the American Republic. A New York lawyer, born in 1745, Jay served his country with the greatest distinction and was one of the most influential of its Founding Fathers. In the first full-length biography in almost seventy years, Walter Stahr brings Jay vividly to life, setting his astonishing career against the background of the American Revolution.

Drawing on substantial new material, Walter Stahr has written a full and highly readable portrait of both the public and private man. It is the story not only of John Jay himself, the most prominent native-born New Yorker of the eighteenth century, but also of his engaging and intelligent wife, Sarah, who accompanied her husband on his wartime diplomatic missions. This lively and compelling biography presents Jay in the light he deserves: as a major Founding Father, a true national hero, and a leading architect of America's future.

Author: Walter Stahr
ISBN-10: 1852854448
ISBN-13: 9781852854447
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2005
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.46w x 1.57d

Review Citation(s):
New York Review of Books 07/14/2005 pg. 34
Publishers Weekly 01/31/2005 pg. 58
Booklist 02/15/2005 pg. 1057