Humility : an unlikely biography of America's greatest virtue /

Bobb, David J., 1974-

Humility : an unlikely biography of America's greatest virtue / David J. Bobb. - xi, 228 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 211) index.

Part I. Early Life -- Benjamin Franklin's Dilemma -- Jesus and Socrates -- The City of the Humble and the City of the Proud -- Part II. Trials and Temptations -- George Washington -- James Madison -- Abigail Adams -- Abraham Lincoln -- Frederick Douglass -- Part III. An Age of Arrogance -- The Fragile Brilliance of Glass -- A Moral Taxonomy.

9781595555694 1595555692

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Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Politicians--United States--Biography.
Humility--Case studies.
Humility--Political aspects--History.--United States


United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.
United States--Politics and government--1865-1900.

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