{"product_id":"american-connections-the-founding-fathers-networked-paperback","title":"American Connections: The Founding Fathers. Networked. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Burke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing the unique approach that he has employed in his previous books, author, columnist, and television commentator James Burke shows us our connections to the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence.\u003c\/b\u003e Over the two hundred-plus years that separate us, these connections are often surprising and always fascinating. Burke turns the signers from historical icons into flesh-and-blood people: Some were shady financial manipulators, most were masterful political operators, a few were good human beings, and some were great men. The network that links them to us is also peopled by all sorts, from spies and assassins to lovers and adulterers, inventors and artists. The ties may be more direct for some of us than others, but we are all linked in some way to these founders of our nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If you enjoyed Martin Sheen as the president on television's \u003ci\u003eThe West Wing\u003c\/i\u003e, then you're connected to founder Josiah Bartlett. The connection from signer Bartlett to Sheen includes John Paul Jones; Judge William Cooper, father of James Fenimore; Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales; an incestuous astronomer; an itinerant math teacher; early inventors of television; and pioneering TV personality Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, the inspiration for Ramon Estevez's screen name, Martin Sheen.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Burke\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several bestselling books, including \u003ci\u003eCircles, American Connections, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Knowledge Web.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a monthly columnist at \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e and also serves as director, writer, and host of the television series \u003ci\u003eConnections 3\u003c\/i\u003e on The Learning Channel. He is the founder of the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education, whose flagship project, the Knowledge Web, an interactive website, was recently launched. He lives in London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757193068832,"sku":"9780743282260","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/72b39b594a087dd236c93220e2ee23ae.webp?v=1780096197","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-connections-the-founding-fathers-networked-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}