{"product_id":"the-founding-conservatives-how-a-group-of-unsung-heroes-saved-the-american-revolution-9781595230690","title":"The Founding Conservatives: How a Group of Unsung Heroes Saved the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is not only the cause  but our manner of conducting it  that will establish character. John Dickinson  1773  A nation at war and widespread mistrust of the military. A financial crash and an endless economic crisis. A Congress so divided it barely functioned. Bitter partisan disputes over everything from taxation and the distribution of wealth to the role of banks and corporations in society. Welcome to the world of the Founding Fathers.  According to most narratives of the American Revolution  the founders were united in their quest for independence and steadfast in their efforts to create a stable  effective government. But the birth of our republic was far more complicated than many realize. The Revolution was nearly derailed by extremists who wanted to do too much  too quickly and who refused to rest until they had remade American society. If not for a small circle of conservatives who kept radicalism in check and promoted capitalism  a strong military  and the preservation of tradition  our country would be vastly different today.  In the first book to chronicle the critical role these men played in securing our freedom  David Lefer provides an insightful and gripping account of the birth of modern American conservatism and its impact on the earliest days of our nation.  Among these founding conservatives were men like John Dickinson  who joined George Washingtons troops in a battle against the British on July 4  1776  and that same week drafted the Articles of Confederation; James Wilson  a staunch free-market capitalist who defended his home against a mob of radicals demanding price controls and in the process averted a bloody American equivalent to Bastille Day; Silas Deane  who mixed patriotism with profit seeking while petitioning France to aid America; and Robert Morris  who financed the American Revolution and founded the first bank and the first modern multinational corporation in the United States.  Drawing on years of archival research  Lefer shows how these and other determined founders championed American freedom while staying faithful to their ideals. In the process  they not only helped defeat the British but also laid the groundwork for American capitalism to thrive.  The Founding Conservatives is an intellectual adventure story  full of gunfights and big ideas. It is also an extraordinary reminder of the punishing battles our predecessors fought to create and maintain the free and prosperous nation we know today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280447660085,"sku":"ByrdShop_1595230696","price":40.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781595230690.jpg?v=1780636651","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-founding-conservatives-how-a-group-of-unsung-heroes-saved-the-american-revolution-9781595230690","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}