The Noblest Minds Fame, Honor, and the American Founding
, by McNamara, Peter; Banning, Lance; Ceaser, James; Faulkner, Robert; Forde, Steven; Mayer, David; McNamara, Peter; Smith Pangle, Lorraine; Pangle, Thomas; Rahe, Paul; Thompson, C Bradley- ISBN: 9780847686827 | 0847686825
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/28/1999
Ever since Douglass Adair convincingly demonstrated that a love of fame was central to the American founding, political scientists and historians have started to view the Founders and their acts in a new light. In The Noblest Minds, ten distinguished scholars examine this passion for fame and honor and demonstrate for the first time its significance in the development of American democracy.