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From the award-winning and New York Times best-selling author of Seward and Stanton, the critically acclaimed and definitive biography of a major Founding Father, a true national hero, and a leading architect of America's future

John Jay was one of America's greatest Founding Fathers. Drawing on substantial new material, Walter Stahr has written a full and highly readable portrait of both the public and the private man.

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... Read Full Overview

From the award-winning and New York Times best-selling author of Seward and Stanton, here is the critically acclaimed and definitive biography of John Jay: a major Founding Father, a true national hero, and... Read Full Overview