Inventing a Nation
INVENTING A NATION (Washington, Adams, Jefferson)
In Contempt Book Report:
This report is based upon the book “Inventing a Nation” (Washington, Adams, Jefferson), written by Gore Vidal. This book is published by Gore Vidal himself in 1925 and is copyrighted in 2003 by the same publisher Gore Vidal.
Introduction of the Author:
Gore Vidal published his first novel, “Williwaw”, in 1946 at the age of 21. A precocious talent, he began writing poems and stories as a young teen-ager and took his first attempt at novels before he was out of high school. He finally finished one when, as a 19-year-old aboard a World War II ship in the Aleutians, he began a story of men at sea and continued it while recovering in a hospital, the victim of rheumatoid arthritis. Critics received the book well, and Vidal - whose grandfather was a senator and whose father, a pioneer aviator, worked for the Roosevelt administration - set out on his own career as a novelist rather than the family career of politics and privilege. He wrote many novels like “The city and the pillar”, “In a yellow wood”, and many more. He has worked hard his whole life to reach the status he has now achieved.
Summary:
Gore Vidal 's book “Inventing a Nation” , which demonstrations his lethargy on American empire and the achievements of America 's founding fathers , tells about the lives of most valued personalities of America 's history . Two of them were: George Washington, United State 's first president and Alexander Hamilton , a former Commander-in-chief of the American Army and the first Secretary of Treasury . It discussed in detail the unavoidable roles these prominent fathers played in building the nation. It also discussed some of the major achievements America had in its early years vital to the nation's current state as the most commanding country in the world. This book discussed Washington's life as a surveyor, soldier, and farmer who future became the nation’s first president. His role for the
In Contempt Book Report:
This report is based upon the book “Inventing a Nation” (Washington, Adams, Jefferson), written by Gore Vidal. This book is published by Gore Vidal himself in 1925 and is copyrighted in 2003 by the same publisher Gore Vidal.
Introduction of the Author:
Gore Vidal published his first novel, “Williwaw”, in 1946 at the age of 21. A precocious talent, he began writing poems and stories as a young teen-ager and took his first attempt at novels before he was out of high school. He finally finished one when, as a 19-year-old aboard a World War II ship in the Aleutians, he began a story of men at sea and continued it while recovering in a hospital, the victim of rheumatoid arthritis. Critics received the book well, and Vidal - whose grandfather was a senator and whose father, a pioneer aviator, worked for the Roosevelt administration - set out on his own career as a novelist rather than the family career of politics and privilege. He wrote many novels like “The city and the pillar”, “In a yellow wood”, and many more. He has worked hard his whole life to reach the status he has now achieved.
Summary:
Gore Vidal 's book “Inventing a Nation” , which demonstrations his lethargy on American empire and the achievements of America 's founding fathers , tells about the lives of most valued personalities of America 's history . Two of them were: George Washington, United State 's first president and Alexander Hamilton , a former Commander-in-chief of the American Army and the first Secretary of Treasury . It discussed in detail the unavoidable roles these prominent fathers played in building the nation. It also discussed some of the major achievements America had in its early years vital to the nation's current state as the most commanding country in the world. This book discussed Washington's life as a surveyor, soldier, and farmer who future became the nation’s first president. His role for the