Willard Sterne Randall

Randall is the author of The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America, just published by Dutton

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How Wealthy Were the Founding Fathers?

In 1776, as they lined up in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Founders attested quite literally to its final words, “We pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” What exactly...

By Willard Sterne Randall
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